"School-Based Health Centers and Adolescent Use of Primary Care and Hospital Care."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Adolescent Health, "Purpose: Little is known about the impact of school-based primary care on adolescents' use of hospital and emergency room care. Methods: Students (grades 6-12) in nine Baltimore schools with school-based health centers and four schools without health centers were surveyed in May 1991 using an anonymous classroom questionnaire. Self-reported use of primary care services and emergency rooms and hospitalization were examined over the academic year. Logistic regression was used to assess factors influencing use of health care including the presence of a school health center. ...

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