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Published on: November 21, 2013
Special problems in adolescent health care
1William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, TX 79920.
Abstract:
Health care providers caring for adolescent patients are faced with problems unique to this age group due to their evolving developmental stages of growth. Serious problems with psychosocial as well as biological bases causing major morbidity and mortality are encountered. Purely biomedical approaches and quality standards are likely to be inadequate. Age and developmental stage appropriate approaches to treatment and prevention are required, with attention to environmental stresses and risk-taking behaviors. Adolescent development, current hazards, and preventive strategies are reviewed.
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