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Low-income working families at risk: Uninsured and underserved

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  1. Commonwealth Fund, Harkness House, One East 75th Street, 10021-2692, New York, NY

    Cathy Schoen MS (Director of Research and Evaluation)

  2. School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Arnold House, Room 421, 01003, Amherst, MA

    Elaine Puleo PhD (Assistant Professor)

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Schoen, C., Puleo, E. Low-income working families at risk: Uninsured and underserved. J Urban Health 75, 30–49 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02344923

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