Guidelines for adolescent well care: Is there consensus?

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-370

  Richmond, Tracy K ^a   Freed, Gary L ^b,c   Clark, Sarah J ^b   Cabana, Michael D ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent well care; Clinical guidelines; Preventive care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; CONSENSUS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747470579     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mop.0000236383.41531.8e     Document Type: Review

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