Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 73-75 , July 2000

Health care for incarcerated youth: Position paper of the society for adolescent medicine

  • Julia Joseph-DiCaprio, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Hennepin Faculty Associates, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Society for Adolescent Medicine, 1916 NW Copper Oaks Drive, Blue Springs, MD 64015
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  • James Farrow, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Student Health Services, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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  • Ronald A Feinstein, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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  • Robert E Morris, M.D. (Chairman)

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Medicine Program, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA
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  • J.Darrell Nesmith, M.D. (M.P.H.)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent, Medicine Arkansas Children’s Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
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  • Ronald E Persing, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Teen Health Center, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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  • Ellie Rose, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey, USA
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  • Aric Schichor, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Adolescent Medicine, St. Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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  • Shams Younessi, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, New York, USA

,Accepted 8 February 2000.

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☆ Prepared by the Ad Hoc Committee Juvenile Justice Special Interest Group:

PII: S1054-139X(00)00112-9

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 73-75 , July 2000

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