Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 241-249 , July 2008

Improvements in Health-Related Quality of Life Among School-Based Health Center Users in Elementary and Middle School

Received 25 September 2007 ,Accepted 18 February 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.02.004

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 241-249 , July 2008

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