Adolescents report their need for and use of health care services

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 388-399

  Zimmer Gembeck, Melanie J ^a,c   Alexander, Tammy ^b   Nystrom, Robert J ^b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c MULTNOMAH COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Adolescents; Health; Underserved populations; Unmet health needs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENTS; AGE FACTORS; AMERICAS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC FACTORS; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES; NEEDS; NORTH AMERICA; NORTHERN AMERICA; OREGON; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; POPULATION; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; PROGRAM ACCESSIBILITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; RESEARCH METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH REPORT; SAMPLING STUDIES; STUDIES; SURVEYS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION OF HEALTH CARE; YOUTH;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0030829146     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-139X(97)00167-5     Document Type: Article

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