Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 204-209 , 1 July 2006

Insurance Coverage and Financial Burden for Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs

  • Alex Y. Chen, MD, MSHS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Alex Y. Chen, MD, MSHS, Division of Research on Children, Youth, and Families, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, 4650 Sunset Blvd, Mail Stop #30, Los Angeles, CA 90027.
    • ,
  • Paul W. Newacheck, DrPH

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Policy Studies and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, Calif

Received 2 November 2005 ,Accepted 24 April 2006.

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PII: S1530-1567(06)00124-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2006.04.009

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 204-209 , 1 July 2006

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