Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 448-454 , September 2004

Unmet Need for Therapy Services, Assistive Devices, and Related Services: Data From the National Survey of Children With Special Health Care Needs

  • Stacey C. Dusing, PT, MS

      Affiliations

    • From the Program in Human Movement Science, Division of Physical Therapy (Ms Dusing), the Department of Health Policy and Administration (Ms Cockrell Skinner), and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research (Dr Mayer), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Asheley Cockrell Skinner, BA

      Affiliations

    • From the Program in Human Movement Science, Division of Physical Therapy (Ms Dusing), the Department of Health Policy and Administration (Ms Cockrell Skinner), and the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research (Dr Mayer), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
    • ,
  • Michelle L. Mayer, PhD, MPH, RN

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Michelle L. Mayer, PhD, MPH, RN, Department of Health Policy and Administration, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, CB 7590, Chapel Hill, NC 2759-7590

Received 30 December 2003 ,Accepted 14 May 2004.

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PII: S1530-1567(05)60340-1

doi: 10.1367/A03-202R1.1

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 4, Issue 5 , Pages 448-454 , September 2004

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