Research ArticleOriginal Research
The Association of Family Continuity with Infant Health Service Use
Elizabeth C. Clark, John Saultz, David I. Buckley, Rebecca Rdesinski, Bruce Goldberg and James M. Gill
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine September 2008, 21 (5) 385-391; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070040
Elizabeth C. Clark
MD, MPH
John Saultz
MD
David I. Buckley
MD, MPH
Rebecca Rdesinski
MSW
Bruce Goldberg
MD

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Medicine
Vol. 21, Issue 5
September-October 2008
The Association of Family Continuity with Infant Health Service Use
Elizabeth C. Clark, John Saultz, David I. Buckley, Rebecca Rdesinski, Bruce Goldberg, James M. Gill
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Sep 2008, 21 (5) 385-391; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070040
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