Short report: Adolescents' health. Does having a family physician make a difference?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 49, Issue AUG., 2003, Pages 1000-1002

  Klein, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PAPANICOLAOU TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CANADA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0042475273     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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