Adolescent Preventive Services: Rates and Disparities in Preventive Health Topics Covered during Routine Medical Care in a California Sample

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 536-545

  Adams, Sally H ^a   Husting, Sheila ^a   Zahnd, Elaine ^b   Ozer, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent prevention services; Preventive screening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEATBELT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MEDICINE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE;

EID: 67349244888     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.08.015     Document Type: Article

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