Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 305-311 , September 2008

Preventive Care Utilization Among Children With and Without Special Health Care Needs: Associations With Unmet Need

Received 26 January 2007 ,Accepted 1 April 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00085-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.04.003

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 305-311 , September 2008

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