Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 266-269 , July 2008

Development of a Brief Questionnaire to Identify Families in Need of Legal Advocacy to Improve Child Health

Received 17 July 2007 ,Accepted 11 April 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00087-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.04.004

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 4 , Pages 266-269 , July 2008

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