Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 155-161 , July 2010

Frequency of purchase and associated costs of assistive technology for Washington State Medicaid program enrollees with spina bifida by age

  • Alyssa M. Bamer, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Box 356490. Fax: (206) 685-3244.
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  • Frederick A. Connell, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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  • Brian J. Dudgeon, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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  • Kurt L. Johnson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA

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 Financial disclosures: None of the authors has any conflicts of interest or financial disclosures to declare related to this study. The contents of this manuscript were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research, grant H133B080024, and by a cooperative agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Association of University Centers of Excellence on Developmental Disabilities (grant AUCD RTOI 2003-04-02). However, these contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the federal government.

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doi: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2009.10.009

Disability and Health Journal
Volume 3, Issue 3 , Pages 155-161 , July 2010

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