Treating adolescents in South Africa: Time for adolescent medicine units?

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 3 PART 1, 2008, Pages 184-187

  Stefan, Crisfina ^a   van der Merew, Picter Luttig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^b Department of Paediatric Cardiologist ^*  (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BIRTH DEFECT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; COGNITION; DRUG DEPENDENCE; EMOTIONALITY; GROWTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTEGRATION; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENTAL DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; OBESITY; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBERTY; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL MATURATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOUTH AFRICA; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT MEDICINE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 42049104346     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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