Adolescent health: Present status and its related programmes in India. Are we in the right direction?

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2015, Pages LE01-LE06

  Sivagurunathan, C ^a   Umadevi, R ^a   Rama, R ^a   Gopalakrishnan, S ^a  

^a SREE BALAJI MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Health problems; Health programmes; Teenage

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INDIA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84923812159     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2015/11199.5649     Document Type: Review

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