A Role for Public Health Research in Shaping Adolescent Health Policy

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1801-1802

  Bleakley, Amy ^a   Ellis, Jennifer A ^b  

^a Center for Applied Public Health   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MEDICAID; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0642336913     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.93.11.1801     Document Type: Editorial

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