Adolescent Health Services - Research News and Information

Wednesday, January 07, 2009

Potential barriers to HPV vaccine provision among medical practices in an area with high rates of cervical cancer.

29 Sep 2008 PURPOSE: Potential barriers to widespread vaccination of adolescent girls against human papillomavirus (HPV) infection are poorly understood. We provide an overview of potential barriers to provision of HPV vaccine and empirical data on the ... Read more...

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and prepregnancy coverage of teenage mothers.

29 Sep 2008 BACKGROUND: The 1997 State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) program allowed states to expand Medicaid to uninsured children through age 18 in families under 200% of the federal poverty level. Prepregnancy insurance coverage of ... Read more...

Clinician's perspectives of the relocation of a regional child and adolescent mental health service from co-located to stand alone premises.

8 Sep 2008 INTRODUCTION: Australia's National Mental Health Strategy's statement of rights and responsibilities states that children and adolescents admitted to a mental health facility or community program have the right to be separated from adult patients ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Adolescent Health Services'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Adolescents with cancer in developing countries: who offers the best care? 30 Oct 2008
• Potential barriers to HPV vaccine provision among medical practices in an area with high rates of cervical cancer. 29 Sep 2008
• The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) and prepregnancy coverage of teenage mothers. 29 Sep 2008
• A National Agenda for America's Children and Adolescents in 2008: recommendations from the 15th Annual Public Policy Plenary Symposium, annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies, May 3, 2008. 29 Sep 2008
• [Adolescent health in question] 29 Sep 2008
• Clinician's perspectives of the relocation of a regional child and adolescent mental health service from co-located to stand alone premises. 8 Sep 2008
• Health insurance for all children and youth in the United States: a position statement of the Federation of pediatric organizations. 30 Aug 2008
• Young people first, juvenile idiopathic arthritis second: transitional care in rheumatology. 13 Aug 2008
• Treatment content in child and adolescent mental health services: development of the treatment recording sheet. 3 Aug 2008
• [Needs and expectations of adolescents affected by cancer] 30 Jul 2008
• The promise and challenge of adolescent immunization. 30 Jul 2008
• Restrictive eating disorders: ancient challenges, new solutions. 30 Jul 2008
• Caring for incarcerated youth. 30 Jul 2008
• Referral of young people attending a sexual assault referral centre to mental health services. 30 Jul 2008
• Screening for borderline personality disorder in outpatient youth. 30 Jul 2008
• Structural model analysis of HIV risk behaviors among sexually active minority adolescents. 30 Jul 2008
• Building protective factors to offset sexually risky behaviors among black youths: a randomized control trial. 30 Jul 2008
• [Admitting the adolescent in consultation] 30 Jul 2008
• HIV testing in adolescents and young adults receiving STI testing in an urban primary care setting. 29 Jun 2008
• Immunogenetic correlates of Neisseria gonorrhoeae infection in adolescents. 29 Jun 2008

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Technical information about 'Adolescent Health Services'

Definition: Organized services to provide health care to adolescents, ages ranging from 13 through 18 years.

Descriptor UI: D016497

Alternative terms: Adolescent Health Services; Services, Adolescent Health; Adolescent Health Service; Health Service, Adolescent; Service, Adolescent Health; Health Services, Adolescent;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; history; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; organization & administration; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: N02.421.044;

History Note: 92

Technical Notes: check also tags HUMANS & ADOLESCENCE; DF: ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERV