Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 144-149 , March 2010

Pattern and Consequences of First Visits to Obstetricians/gynecologists by Adolescents: A Nationwide Study in Taiwan

  • Hsiao-Yun Yeh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Yu-Chun Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Informatics, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
    • ,
  • Irene Su

      Affiliations

    • Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics Gynecology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
    • ,
  • Li-Fang Chou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Department of Public Finance, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Hsiang-Tai Chao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Tzeng-Ji Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Tzeng-Ji Chen, Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, 201, Section 2, Shih-Pai Road, Taipei 112, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Shinn-Jang Hwang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Family Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 7 September 2009 ,Accepted 16 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/S1726-4901(10)70029-0

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
Volume 73, Issue 3 , Pages 144-149 , March 2010

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