Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 2, Issue 2 , Pages 148-153 , March 2002

Children's Oral Health Services: Organization and Financing Considerations

  • James J. Crall, DDS, ScD

      Affiliations

    • From the School of Dental & Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to James J. Crall, Associate Professor, Division of Community Health, School of Dental & Oral Surgery, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032

Received 23 March 2001 ,Accepted 5 December 2001.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60098-6

doi: 10.1367/1539-4409(2002)002<0148:CSOHSO>2.0.CO;2

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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