Health care access, sexually transmitted diseases, and adolescents: Identifying barriers and creating solution

Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 320-339

  Oberg, Charles ^a   Hogan, Marjorie ^a   Bertrand, Jolene ^a   Juve, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; RUNAWAY BEHAVIOR; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 0036807493     PISSN: 15385442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mps.2002.128719     Document Type: Article

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