Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 143-149 , May 2009

Child Health in Child Care: A Multi-state Survey of Head Start and Non–Head Start Child Care Directors

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doi: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2008.01.002

Journal of Pediatric Health Care
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 143-149 , May 2009

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