Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 205-209 , May 2008

Immunization Coverage Among Young Children of Urban Immigrant Mothers: Findings from a Universal Health Care System

Received 24 January 2007 ,Accepted 30 January 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.01.010

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 3 , Pages 205-209 , May 2008

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