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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2010, 7, 975-990; doi:10.3390/ijerph7030975 OPEN ACCESS International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ISSN 1660-4601 /journal/ijerph Article Specialty Care Use in US Patients with Chronic Diseases Jessica D. Bellinger 1,*, Rahnuma M. Hassan 2, Patrick A. Rivers 3, Qiang Cheng 4, Edith Williams 5 and Saundra H. Glover 5 1 SC Rural Health Research Center, University of South Carolina, 800 Sumter Street HESC, 312B, Columbia, SC 29210, USA 2 Institute for Partnership to Eliminate Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, 220 Stoneridge Drive Columbia, SC 29210, USA; E-Mail: hassanr@ 3 College of Applied Sciences and Arts, Health Care Management, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1365 Douglas Drive, MC 6615, Carbondale, IL 62901-6615, USA; E-Mail: privers@ 4 Computer Science Department, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1000 Faner Drive, Faner 2125 MC 4511, Carbondale, IL 62901-6615, USA; E-Mail: qcheng@ 5 Institute for Partnership to Eliminate Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, 220 Stoneridge Drive Columbia, SC 29210, USA; E-Mails: willi425@ (E.W.); sglover@ (S.H.G.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed;