Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 258-266 , October 1996

Use of health services by urban youth: A school-based survey to assess differences by grade level, gender, and risk behavior

    PH.D., R.N.
  • Marilyn J. Aten

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Marilyn J. Aten, Ph.D., R.N., c/o Rochester AIDS Prevention Project for Youth, Department of Pediatrics, Rochester General Hospital, 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621.
  • , M.D., M.P.H.
  • David M. Siegel
  • , PH.D.
  • Klaus J. Roghmann

,Accepted 16 January 1996.

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 This research was supported by NIMH Grant R01MH49037.

PII: S1054-139X(96)00029-8

doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00029-8

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 258-266 , October 1996