Predictors of adolescent health care utilization

Journal of Adolescence

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 773-800

  Vingilis, Evelyn ^a   Wade, Terrance ^b   Seeley, Jane ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Health care utilization; Self rated health; Socio behavioural model of health care utilization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTIST; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF ESTEEM; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; ONTARIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUEBEC;

EID: 34548501086     PISSN: 01401971     EISSN: 10959254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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