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Original Articles

Access to health care and the undocumented alien

Sana Loue J.D., M.P.H. Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Society, San Diego, Inc., Office of the Public Attorney, 110 South Euclid Avenue, San Diego, CA, 92114
Pages 271-332 | Published online: 23 Jul 2009

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