What gets measured gets done: Assessing data availability for adolescent populations

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 335-345

  Knopf, David K ^a,b   Jane Park, M ^a   Brindis, Claire D ^a   Mulye, Tina Paul ^a   Irwin, Charles E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Critical objectives; Data; Health disparities; Minorities; National health objectives

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONSENSUS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG ABUSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FOSTER CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; MINORITY GROUPS;

EID: 34248204217     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-007-0179-2     Document Type: Article

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