The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 5 , Pages 689-694.e1 , November 2009

Adolescent Preventive Health Care: What Do Parents Want?

Received 31 October 2008 ,Revised 28 March 2009 ,Accepted 19 May 2009.

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 Supported by the Clinical Sciences Scholars Program at the University of Michigan. The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3476(09)00508-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.05.029

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 155, Issue 5 , Pages 689-694.e1 , November 2009

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