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Prevalence of Behavioral Health Problems Among Adults With and Without Communication Disabilities

Michelle L. Stransky, Jennifer Y. Oshita and Megan A. Morris
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2020, 33 (6) 932-941; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2020.06.200216
Michelle L. Stransky
From the Department of General Academic Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (MLS); Clinical and Translational Sciences Program, University of Vermont, Burlington (JYO); Rehabilitation Therapies Department, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington (JYO); Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (MAM).
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Jennifer Y. Oshita
From the Department of General Academic Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (MLS); Clinical and Translational Sciences Program, University of Vermont, Burlington (JYO); Rehabilitation Therapies Department, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington (JYO); Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (MAM).
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Megan A. Morris
From the Department of General Academic Pediatrics, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA (MLS); Clinical and Translational Sciences Program, University of Vermont, Burlington (JYO); Rehabilitation Therapies Department, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington (JYO); Adult and Child Consortium for Health Outcomes Research and Delivery Science, Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora (MAM).
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