Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 329-334 , April 2008

A Midcourse Review of the Healthy People 2010: 21 Critical Health Objectives for Adolescents and Young Adults

  • M. Jane Park, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: M. Jane Park, M.P.H., UCSF Division of Adolescent Medicine, Box 0503, LH 245, San Francisco, CA 94141.
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  • Claire D. Brindis, Dr.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Policy Studies and Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
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  • Fay Chang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Charles E. Irwin Jr., M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California

Received 13 September 2007 ,Accepted 8 January 2008.

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 These authors represent everyone who contributed significantly to this manuscript.

 This research was supported by grants awarded to by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (U45MC 00002 and U45MC 00023), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health (U58 DP00387-01).

PII: S1054-139X(08)00082-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.01.008

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 42, Issue 4 , Pages 329-334 , April 2008

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