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Definition of 'Adult'

A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age.

Common names: Adult; Adults

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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...


Education and health promotion in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors.

May 2008 The increasing numbers of long-term adolescent and young adult cancer survivors and their well-established risk of cancer-related morbidity strongly support the need for effective health promotion programs that motivate... Read more...


The impact of a citywide audit with educational intervention on the care of patients with epilepsy.

Apr 2008 The care of patients with epilepsy historically has been well documented to be poor. Previous attempts to improve care through education have been unsuccessful. The New GP Contract in the UK introduced epilepsy as a... Read more...

  

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Definition: A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age.

Descriptor UI: D000328

Alternative terms: Adult; Adults;

Allowable Qualifiers: psychology;

Tree Number: M01.060.116;

Online Note: pre-explosion = ADULT (PX)

History Note: 66

Technical Notes: age 19-44 yr; almost never IM; IM only as social, sociol, polit, etc. entity; NIM as check tag; no qualif when NIM, /psychol permitted when IM but ADULT as IM is unlikely; Manual 18.5+, 34.10

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