[Medical care of adolescents]

The authors discuss staged transfer of adolescents aged 15-17 years to pediatric outpatient institutions by discontinuing their transfer to general therapeutic and prophylactic institutions and thus initiate continuous medical services for children till the age of 18 years within the framework of pediatric service. Experience gained in the Ryazan region is presented and the basic features in organization of public health organs and institutions of the territory in this direction are described; the role of complex prophylactic measures and inter-departmental approach to solution of this problem are discussed.