Adolescents' Beliefs about Preferred Resources for Help Vary Depending on the Health Issue

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 61-68

  Marcell, Arik V ^a   Halpern Felsher, Bonnie L ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to Health Care; Adolescent Health Services; Adolescents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIST; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PNEUMONIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SMOKING;

EID: 34250184605     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.006     Document Type: Article

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