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Update in Adolescent Medicine

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Updates in Adolescent Medicine provides an overview of topics, which have been evolving over the past two decades. In this chapter, we provide current reviews of the following topics:

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    Adolescent development

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    Psychosocial and risk behavior assessment of adolescents

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    Substance use (specifically marijuana) in adolescents

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    Adolescent gynecology (including contraception, management of abnormal uterine bleeding, and PCOS)

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    Providing care to LGBTQ adolescents and families

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    The role of technology and media in the care of adolescents

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    The transition from pediatric to adult health care

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Correspondence to Raina V. Voss M.D. .

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Voss, R.V., Ruedinger, E. (2018). Update in Adolescent Medicine. In: Piteau, S. (eds) Update in Pediatrics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58027-2_1

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