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How Much Money Can Early Prenatal Care for Teen Pregnancies Save?: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
William J. Hueston, Robert G. Quattlebaum and Joseph J. Benich
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 184-190; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070215
William J. Hueston
MD
Robert G. Quattlebaum
MD, MPH

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Vol. 21, Issue 3
May-June 2008
How Much Money Can Early Prenatal Care for Teen Pregnancies Save?: A Cost-Benefit Analysis
William J. Hueston, Robert G. Quattlebaum, Joseph J. Benich
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine May 2008, 21 (3) 184-190; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.03.070215
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