Promoting equity and reducing health disparities among racially/ethnically diverse adolescents: A position paper of the Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 804-807

  Barkley, Lisa ^a   Kodjo, Cheryl ^b   West, Kimberly J ^c   Vo, Dzung X ^d   Chulani, Veenod L ^e   Svetaz, Maria Veronica ^f   Sylvester, Mae Seely ^g   Kaul, Paritosh ^h   Sanchez, Manuel Oscos ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ARNOLD PALMER HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^f HENNEPIN COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL JUSTICE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84878030735     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.03.021     Document Type: Note

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