title: Parents and health care professionals working together to improve adolescent health: the perspectives of parents.
abstract: One proposed strategy to improve adolescent health and health care is to create working partnerships among adolescent health care professionals (HCPs) and families. In this pilot qualitative study we interviewed 17 mothers to explore their perceptions of the role of parents, HCPs, and parent-HCP partnerships in addressing adolescent health issues.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address: caf@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Amy F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Davenport
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meier
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
authors.forename: Annie-Laurie
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: McRee
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D036301:Qualitative Research; D012494:Sampling Studies