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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
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John Saultz
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David I. Buckley
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Rebecca Rdesinski
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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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