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ad·o·les·cent

(ad-ŏ-les'ĕnt),

1. Pertaining to adolescence.

2. A person in that stage of development.

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adolescent

(ăd′l-ĕs′ənt)

adj.

Of, relating to, or undergoing adolescence.

A young person who has undergone puberty but who has not reached full maturity.

Adolescent

A person in the period of developmental maturation between puberty and young adulthood; a teenager.

adolescent

A person in the adolescent period. See Homeless adolescent, Teenage pregnancy.

ad·o·les·cent

(ad'ŏ-les'ĕnt)

1. Pertaining to adolescence.

2. A person in that stage of development.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

ad·o·les·cent

(ad'ŏ-les'ĕnt)

1. Pertaining to adolescence.

2. A person in that stage of development.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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Unicef representative Aida Girma said the campaign would be instrumental in increasing the capacity and confidence of adolescents and would encourage them to creatively express themselves in the public domain.

Drive launched to highlight achievements of youth

Early pregnancies in Turkey can frequently be attributed to early marriages.4 It is known that pregnant adolescents usually do not plan their pregnancies and have limited access to the social and economic resources.6 Therefore, pregnant adolescents may need more social support than adult pregnant.

Perceived social support in pregnant adolescents in Mersin area in Turkey

In each household, the adolescent girl was carefully briefed regarding the purpose of the study.

Nutritional status of adolescent girls in slums of Dibrugarh town- a cross sectional study

Close parent and adolescent relationship, noble parenting abilities, mutual activities of family and encouraging parental attitude all have significant effects on adolescents' well-being and personality development (South, Krueger, Johnson and Iacono, 2008).

Parents' Personality, Family Environment and Pakistani Adolescents' Personality

Top 5 causes of death for adolescents 10-19 years in 2015.

More than 1.2 million adolescents die every year by preventable diseases

"The detection of health-related problems among adolescents is done through the assessment of health status, measurement of the growth standards, clinical examination, vision screening and anaemia.

PHCC launches adolescent-friendly service in 3 health centres

There are several reasons why it is important to compare early and late adolescents with respect to depression anxiety symptoms and coping styles.

PATTERNS OF DEPRESSION ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AND COPING STYLES AMONG EARLY AND LATE ADOLESCENT STUDENTS

Research Question: What are the types of health care services utilization among adolescents in rural health centre (RHC) of Muzaffarnagar (UP).

Study of rural health centre services utilization by adolescents in district Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh-India)

For the pregnant adolescent, her pregnancy supersedes high school graduation as the benchmark for her being viewed as an adult.

Supporting the pregnant adolescent

While the strategic priorities are relevant to adolescents of all three age categories, i.e., 9-13 years, 14-16 years and 17-19 years, distinction has been made where more emphasis needs to be on a certain age bracket of adolescents.

ADOLESCENTS' ISSUES

The Minister urged upon media and the civil society to play their positive role in timely identification of wrong doings in violation of the Punjab Adolescent Strategy.

Punjab launches Adolescent Strategy & Strategic Plan 2013-17

Adolescent Religiosity as a Mediator of the Relationship Between Parental Religiosity and Adolescent Health Outcomes