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The Impact of Exceeding TANF Time Limits on the Access to Healthcare of Low-Income Mothers

Kimberly NarainVA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Susan EttnerDivision of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA;Department of Health Policy and Management, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Pages 452-460 | Published online: 17 Aug 2017

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