Geographic and Specialty Access Disparities in US Pediatric Leukodystrophy Diagnosis
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Geographic disparities in access to the medical home among US CSHCN.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0022-3476
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.01.063