Child welfare caregivers: An evaluation of access to pediatric health care

Children and Youth Services Review

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 698-703

  Schneiderman, Janet U ^a   McDaniel, Dawn ^a   Xie, Bin ^b   Arnold Clark, Janet S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77953537572     PISSN: 01907409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2010.01.006     Document Type: Article

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