Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 22, Issue 4 , Pages 278-292 , April 1998

Meeting the Health Care Needs of Adolescents in Managed Care: A Background Paper

  • Abigail English J.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Youth Law, Chapel Hill, NC, the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Stanford, the National Health Law Program, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA, USA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAbigail English, J.D., National Center for Youth Law, 211 North Columbia Street, Chapel Hill, NC 27514.
    • ,
  • Cynthia Kapphahn M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Youth Law, Chapel Hill, NC, the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Stanford, the National Health Law Program, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA, USA.
    • ,
  • Jane Perkins J.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Youth Law, Chapel Hill, NC, the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Stanford, the National Health Law Program, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA, USA.
    • ,
  • Charles J. Wibbelsman M.D.

      Affiliations

    • National Center for Youth Law, Chapel Hill, NC, the Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital at Stanford, the National Health Law Program, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
    • Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA, USA.

,Accepted 2 December 1997.

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