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Care of the Adolescent

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The adolescent developmental period—the time between leaving childhood and becoming an adult—is characterized by rapid psychosocial, physical, and emotional changes. It is a time of increasing demands on the young person, the family, and the family physician.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Oregon Health Sciences University, 97201, Portland, Oregon, USA

    Robert B. Taylor M.D. (Professor and Chairman) (Professor and Chairman)

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Shore, W.B., Brown, R.C., Braveman, P., Mellin, L.M. (1988). Care of the Adolescent. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1998-7_30

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