Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 216-221 , September 2009

Adolescent Maturity and the Brain: The Promise and Pitfalls of Neuroscience Research in Adolescent Health Policy

  • Sara B. Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sara Johnson, Ph.D., M.P.H., Johns Hopkins Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, 200 N. Wolfe Street, Room 2017, Baltimore, MD 21287.
    • ,
  • Robert W. Blum, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Population, Family & Reproductive Health, Baltimore, Maryland
    • ,
  • Jay N. Giedd, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Mental Health, Child Psychiatry Branch, Unit on Brain Imaging, Bethesda, Maryland

Received 11 March 2009 ,Accepted 4 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.016

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 216-221 , September 2009

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