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1University of Houston, Clear Lake.
Abstract:
This article covers one dimension of a study about U.S. residents traveling outside the country to obtain care. University of Houston-Clear Lake graduate students Mandy Cavanaugh, Michael Young and Diana Tantingco, as well as A. R. Kahn Jr., D.V.M. of Laredo, were direct field participants in gathering the following information. Additional research support was provided by graduate students Stephen Chandler, Jan Keisma and Henry Tsoi. The study is being funded, in part, by a grant from Houston's Hermann Hospital.
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