Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 278-283 , March 2010

Adherence to Scheduled Appointments Among HIV-Infected Female Youth in Five U.S. Cities

  • Edith Dietz, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Gretchen A. Clum, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Community Health Sciences Department, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana
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  • Shang-en Chung, M.S.H.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Lori Leonard, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health, Behavior & Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Debra A. Murphy, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California at Los Angeles, California
    • ,
  • Lori V. Perez, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Westat, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Gary W. Harper, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois
    • ,
  • Jonathan M. Ellen, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Jonathan M. Ellen, M.D., Mason F. Lord, Center Tower, 5200 Eastern Ave., Suite 4200, Baltimore, MD 21224.

Received 20 February 2009 ,Accepted 16 June 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00242-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.06.013

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 278-283 , March 2010

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