Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S26-S35 , November 2008

Women and Health Insurance: Implications for Financing Preconception Health

  • Sara Rosenbaum, JD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Professor Sara Rosenbaum, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Department of Health Policy, 2021 K Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20006; Phone: 202-530-2343.

Received 1 July 2008 ,Revised 15 July 2008 ,Accepted 25 July 2008.

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 The author has no direct financial interests that might pose a conflict of interest in connection with the submitted manuscript.

PII: S1049-3867(08)00108-4

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.07.013

Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S26-S35 , November 2008