Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 35-41 , July 2007

Reactions to a Concept for Physician Intervention in Adolescent Alcohol Use

  • Richard A. Yoast, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Office of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse Prevention, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Dr. Richard A. Yoast, Office of Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Abuse Prevention, American Medical Association, 515 North State Street, Chicago, IL 60610.
    • ,
  • Missy Fleming, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medicine and Public Health Division, American Medical Association, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • George I. Balch, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Balch Associates, Oak Park, Illinois

Received 16 June 2006 ,Accepted 16 February 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00100-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.008

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 41, Issue 1 , Pages 35-41 , July 2007

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