More Evidence Supports the Need to Protect Confidentiality in Adolescent Health Care

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 199-200

  English, Abigail ^a   Ford, Carol A ^b  

^a Center for Adolescent Health and the Law   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONFIDENTIALITY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847127828     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.016     Document Type: Editorial

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