Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 352.e15-352.e21 , April 2005

Body piercing practices and attitudes among urban adolescents

  • Melanie A. Gold, D.O.

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Melanie A. Gold, D.O., Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, 3705 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15213.
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  • Cindy M. Schorzman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Postdoctoral Fellow, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Pamela J. Murray, M.D., M.H.P.

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Julie Downs, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Gerard Tolentino, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Capitol Community Health Center, Springfield, Illinois

Received 22 October 2003 ,Accepted 14 July 2004.

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PII: S1054-139X(04)00428-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2004.07.012

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 36, Issue 4 , Pages 352.e15-352.e21 , April 2005

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