Young adults remain worse off than adolescents

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 559-561

  Neinstein, Lawrence S ^a   Irwin Jr , Charles E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Institute of Medicine; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Transition to adulthood; Young adult

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIETY; WELLBEING;

INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RISK-TAKING; TRANSITION TO ADULT CARE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886786202     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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