Ambulatory care among young adults in the United States

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 379-385

  Fortuna, Robert J ^a   Robbins, Brett W ^a   Halterman, Jill S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349119525     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-151-6-200909150-00002     Document Type: Article

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