Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 1 , Pages 58-65 , January 2008

Medicaid-Based Child Restraint System Disbursement and Education and the Vaccines for Children Program: Comparative Cost-effectiveness

Received 18 February 2007 ,Accepted 30 August 2007.

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 The results presented in this report are the interpretation solely of the authors and are not necessarily the views of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company.

PII: S1530-1567(07)00206-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.08.008

Ambulatory Pediatrics
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