Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 81-93 , August 2001

Impact of parental consent and notification policies on the decisions of adolescents to be tested for HIV

  • Shelly Jackson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Justice, Washington, DC (S.J.), USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Shelly Jackson, National Institute of Justice, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531
    • ,
  • Thomas L Hafemeister, Ph.D. (J.D.)

      Affiliations

    • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, Illinois (T.L.H.), USA

,Accepted 14 June 2000.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 81-93 , August 2001

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