Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 30-37 , July 2008

Health Access and Status of Adolescents and Young Adults Using Youth Employment and Training Programs in an Urban Environment

  • S. Darius Tandon, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: S. Darius Tandon, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Suite 2025, Baltimore, MD 21287.
    • ,
  • Beth Marshall, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Amy J. Templeman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Freya L. Sonenstein, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland

Received 21 September 2007 ,Accepted 5 December 2007.

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PII: S1054-139X(07)00665-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.12.006

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 30-37 , July 2008

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