Adolescents' health needs: The same the world over

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 2-

  Viner, Russell M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; EDITORIAL; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; SEXUAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT HEALTH SERVICES; CONSUMER HEALTH INFORMATION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84872294331     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2012-302523     Document Type: Editorial

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