Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 240-242 , September 2000

Emergency Departments and Uninsured Children: An Enrollment Opportunity

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 Address for reprints: Susan M. Nedza, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, 200 Berteau, Elmhurst, IL 60126; fax 630-986-9443; E-mail s-nedza@nwu.edu .

PII: S0196-0644(00)78538-6

doi: 10.1067/mem.2000.109448

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 240-242 , September 2000