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Opportunities to improve health care for low-income adolescents

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  1. Commonwealth Fund, One East 75th Street, 10021, New York, NY

    Karen Scott Collins MD, MPH (Assistant Vice President) & Melinda Abrams MS (Program Associate)

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Collins, K.S., Abrams, M. Opportunities to improve health care for low-income adolescents. J Urban Health 75, 660–676 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02344497

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