Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 1 , Pages 8-24 , July 2009

Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States

  • Tina Paul Mulye, M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • 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, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Box 0503, LH 245, San Francisco, CA 94143-0503.
    • ,
  • Chelsea D. Nelson, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • ,
  • Sally H. Adams, Ph.D.

      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
    • ,
  • Claire D. Brindis, Dr.PH.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, California
    • Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies, San Francisco, California

Received 6 September 2008 ,Accepted 19 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.03.013

Journal of Adolescent Health
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