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. 2001 Feb;174(2):142-7.
doi: 10.1136/ewjm.174.2.142.

Rural children's health

S J Clark  1 , L A Savitz, R K Randolph
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Rural children's health

S J Clark et al. West J Med. 2001 Feb.
No abstract available

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Rural children are at increased risk of unmet medical need © National Archives and Records Administration/Visual Image Presentations
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Rural families are less likely to use public water and sewage systems, increasing the potential for contamination of their drinking water © National Archives and Records Administration/Visual Image Presentations
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© Jennie Haydel
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