The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 354-361 , September 2006

The impact of realized access to care on health-related quality of life: A two-year prospective cohort study of children in the California State Children’s Health Insurance Program

Received 21 November 2005 ,Revised 8 February 2006 ,Accepted 19 April 2006.

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 Supported by a grant from the David and Lucille Packard Foundation. The funding agency played no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; or preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript. Dr Varni holds the copyright and the trademark for the PedsQL™ and receives financial compensation from the Mapi Research Trust, which is a nonprofit research institute that charges distribution fees to for-profit companies that use the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory™.

PII: S0022-3476(06)00353-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2006.04.024

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 149, Issue 3 , Pages 354-361 , September 2006

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