The "Six T's": Barriers to Screening Teens for Substance Abuse in Primary Care

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 456-461

  Van Hook, Shari ^a,b   Harris, Sion Kim ^a,b   Brooks, Traci ^c   Carey, Peggy ^d   Kossack, Robert ^e   Kulig, John ^f   Knight, John R ^a,b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c Cambridge Health Alliance   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Fallon Clinic   (United States)

^f TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Focus groups; Mass screening; Primary prevention; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENT; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CHILD; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW ENGLAND; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 34247209072     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2006.12.007     Document Type: Article

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