Adult - Research News and Information

Sunday, October 12, 2008

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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Latest indexed articles for 'Adult'

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• Advocacy and adolescent/young adult cancer survivors. May 2008
• Education and health promotion in adolescent and young adult cancer survivors. May 2008
• The impact of a citywide audit with educational intervention on the care of patients with epilepsy. Apr 2008
• [The general practitioner's part in the initiation of diagnostic procedures in prostate cancer] Mar 2008
• Increased detection of HIV-specific T cell responses by combination of central sequences with comparable immunogenicity. 19 Feb 2008
• Female bisexuality from adolescence to adulthood: results from a 10-year longitudinal study. 2008
• [Duodenal II traumatic injury and modified pyloric exclusion] 2008
• Cardiovascular disease risk factor knowledge in young adults and 10-year change in risk factors: the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. 13 Dec 2006
• Significant developments in stem cell research. Conclusion. 18 Oct 2006
• Continuity and change in the life story: a longitudinal study of autobiographical memories in emerging adulthood. 29 Sep 2006
• Strong association between polymorphisms in ANKH locus and skeletal size traits. 30 Jul 2006
• A simplified version of the SYMLOG Trait Rating Form. 30 Jul 2006
• Young invincibles: insurers look for ways to sell them coverage. 24 Jun 2006
• Call to action: Adult immunization. 27 Feb 2006
• Cloninger's temperament dimensions and threat, stress, and performance appraisals during different challenges among young adults. Feb 2006
• Intergenerational communication beliefs across the lifespan: comparative data from Ghana and South Africa. 30 Aug 2005
• Hand effects on mentally simulated reaching. 30 Jul 2005
• Information and involvement preferences of women in their 40s before their first screening mammogram. 25 Jun 2005
• Does a normal foetus really have a future of value? A reply to Marquis. 30 Mar 2005
• Andragogy [corrected] how adults learn. 27 Feb 2005

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Technical information about 'Adult'

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