Assessing the health perspectives of unique populations of adolescents: A focus group study

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 183-198

  Shannon, Patrick ^a   Broussard, C Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Chronic health; Disability; Health decision making; Therapeutic foster care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952405769     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: 1541034X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981389.2010.545318     Document Type: Article

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