This article examines the current experience of school-based health centers in meeting the needs of children and adolescents, changes over time in services provided and program sponsorship, and program adaptations to the changing medical marketplace.
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February 8, 2003
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Claire D Brindis, Dr.P.H. AFFILIATIONS Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California, USA (C.D.B.) Address correspondence to: Claire D. Brindis, Dr.P.H., Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy, University of California, San Francisco, 3333 California Street, Suite 265, San Francisco, CA 94143-0936, USA. , Jonathan Klein, M.D., M.P.H., John Schlitt, M.S.W., John Santelli, M.D., M.P.H., Linda Juszczak, D.N.Sc., M.P.H, Robert J Nystrom, M.A.
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