“Mind the Gap” in Children's Health Insurance Coverage: Does the Length of a Child's Coverage Gap Matter?
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عنوان ژورنال: Ambulatory Pediatrics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1530-1567
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.10.003