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Leslie R. Walker
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 48
Citations - 2025
Leslie R. Walker is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Public health & Population. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 48 publications receiving 1782 citations. Previous affiliations of Leslie R. Walker include Georgetown University Medical Center & Boston Children's Hospital.
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Health care transition: youth, family, and provider perspectives.
TL;DR: Evidence supports the need for appropriate termination of pediatric relationships as part of the transition process and supports the idea that pediatric and adult-oriented medicines represent 2 different medical subcultures.
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Investing in the Health and Well-Being of Young Adults
TL;DR: It is recommended that young adults ages 18-26 years be treated as a distinct subpopulation in policy, planning, programming, and research, and action is taken in three priority areas to improve health care for young adults.
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Medication-Assisted Treatment of Adolescents With Opioid Use Disorders
Sharon Levy,Sheryl Ryan,Pamela K. Gonzalez,Stephen W. Patrick,Joanna Quigley,Lorena M. Siqueira,Leslie R. Walker,Vivian B. Faden,Gregory Tau,Renee Jarrett +9 more
TL;DR: Access to developmentally appropriate treatment is severely restricted for adolescents and young adults with opioid addiction and resources to disseminate available therapies and to develop new treatments specifically for this age group are needed.
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Real Use or “Real Cool”: Adolescents Speak Out About Displayed Alcohol References on Social Networking Websites
TL;DR: This article conducted focus groups to determine adolescents' interpretations of these displayed alcohol references and found that adolescents typically interpret these references as representing actual use and acknowledge their potential influence on peer behavior, regardless of whether they represent actual use or not.
Adolescent health brief Real Use or ''Real Cool'': Adolescents Speak Out About Displayed Alcohol References on Social Networking Websites
TL;DR: Adolescents frequently display alcohol references on social networking Websites and typically interpret these references as representing actual use and acknowledge their potential influence on peer behavior.