Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States (2009)
This article reviews health trends for adolescents and young adults, providing a single source for a national health profile. Data are presented on demographics, mortality, health-related behaviors, and healthcare access and utilization and major gender and racial/ethnic disparities are highlighted. The authors outline recommendations to improve health during these critical periods in the lifespan. This article replaces our sister center’s, National Adolescent Health Information Center’s, monograph “America’s Adolescents: Are They Healthy?” which focused exclusively on adolescents. It also updates the authors’ 2006 article on young adult health.
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Tina Paul Mulye, M. Jane Park, Chelsea D. Nelson, Sally H. Adams, Charles E. Irwin, Jr., & Claire D. Brindis
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Paul Mulye, T., Park, M.J., Nelson, C.D., Adams, S.H., Irwin, C.E., Jr., & Brindis, C.D. (2009). Trends in Adolescent and Young Adult Health in the United States. Journal of Adolescent Health, 45(1), 8-24. Click here to access the article
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