Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 321-328 , September 2008

The Impact of Insurance Instability on Children's Access, Utilization, and Satisfaction with Health Care

  • Amy Cassedy, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Amy Cassedy, PhD, Research Associate, Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, Ohio 45229-3039.
    • ,
  • Gerry Fairbrother, PhD
    • ,
  • Paul W. Newacheck, DrPH

Received 26 March 2007 ,Accepted 4 April 2008.

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PII: S1530-1567(08)00117-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2008.04.007

Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 8, Issue 5 , Pages 321-328 , September 2008

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