Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 36-42 , January 2008

Continuous Source of Care Among Young Underserved Children: Associated Characteristics and Use of Recommended Parenting Practices

Received 25 October 2006 ,Accepted 18 August 2007.

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 Presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, May 2005.

PII: S1530-1567(07)00156-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.08.005

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