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Adolescent - Research News and Information
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Definition of 'Adolescent'A person 13 to 18 years of age. Common names: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adolescence; Adolescents, Female; Adolescent, Female; Female Adolescent; Female Adolescents; Adolescents, Male; Adolescent, Male; Male Adolescent; Male Adolescents; Teens; Teen; Teenagers; Teenager; Youth; Youths |
Advocacy and adolescent/young adult cancer survivors.
May 2008
Strong advocacy efforts are vital to ensuring that the unique medical, psychosocial, support and educational needs of teenagers/adolescents and young adults living with cancer are met. Advocacy groups can help bring... Read more...
Mar 2008
PURPOSE: A worsening adolescent health disparity issue in the United States is the significant underrepresentation of ethnic minority youth in higher medical education. The Teen Medical Academy (TMA) was developed to... Read more...
2008
BACKGROUND: Recurrent pain is a common complaint among adolescents. Children learn to resolve or cope with pain largely through family dynamics, particularly maternal influences. By adolescence, young people possess an... Read more...
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Latest indexed articles for 'Adolescent'
These are the very latest articles for this heading:
- Teenagers and artificial tanning.
May 2008 - Advocacy and adolescent/young adult cancer survivors.
May 2008 - The Teen Medical Academy: using academic enhancement and instructional enrichment to address ethnic disparities in the American healthcare workforce.
Mar 2008 - The role of peer communication in the socialization of adolescents' pain experiences: a qualitative investigation.
2008 - [Value of consent from patients aged under 18 years]
2008 - State policies to support adolescents.
18 Dec 2007 - Low-grade inflammation, obesity, and insulin resistance in adolescents.
Dec 2007 - Adolescent obesity and risk for subsequent major depressive disorder and anxiety disorder: prospective evidence.
30 Oct 2007 - Long-term impact of adolescent dating violence on the behavioral and psychological health of male and female youth.
30 Oct 2007 - Initiation and change of psychotropic medication regimens among adolescents in inpatient care.
Oct 2007 - Self-perceived health among adolescents: the role of gender and psychosocial factors.
29 Jun 2007 - [Tir na nOg, the land of eternal youth]
13 Jun 2007 - At what age can schoolchildren provide effective chest compressions? An observational study from the Heartstart UK schools training programme.
7 Jun 2007 - Violent entertainment pitched to adolescents: an analysis of PG-13 films.
3 Jun 2007 - Methodological challenges during 20 years of adolescent research.
30 May 2007 - Adolescent exposure to high-dose estrogen and subsequent effects on lactation.
27 May 2007 - [Physical development and health status of young men in relation to birth weight]
2 May 2007 - Practice brief: adolescents and HIV clinical trials: ethics, culture, and context.
2 Apr 2007 - Indoor UV tanning youth access laws: update 2007.
30 Mar 2007 - Adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: outcome on UK national paediatric (ALL97) and adult (UKALLXII/E2993) trials.
27 Feb 2007
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Technical information about 'Adolescent'
Definition: A person 13 to 18 years of age.
Descriptor UI: D000293
Alternative terms: Adolescent; Adolescents; Adolescence; Adolescents, Female; Adolescent, Female; Female Adolescent; Female Adolescents; Adolescents, Male; Adolescent, Male; Male Adolescent; Male Adolescents; Teens; Teen; Teenagers; Teenager; Youth; Youths;
Related Mesh Headings: Minors;
Allowable Qualifiers: legislation & jurisprudence; physiology;
Tree Number: M01.060.057;
Technical Notes: age 13-18 yr; IM as psychol & sociol entity; check tag ADOLESCENT for NIM; Manual 18.5.12, 34.9.5