Adolescents
Adolescence (from Latin adolescere 'to grow up') is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood (age of majority). Adolescence is usually associated with the teenage years, but its physical, psychological or cultural expressions may begin earlier and end later. For example, puberty now typically begins during preadolescence, particularly in females. Physical growth (particularly in males) and cognitive development can extend into the early twenties. Thus, age provides only a rough marker of adolescence, and scholars have found it difficult to agree upon a precise definition of adolescence.A thorough …
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WHO: World Health Organization · 13 September 2024 French
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int/health-topics/adolescent-health#tab=tab_1 Santé des adolescents Avian influenza https://www.who.int/health-t …
WHO: World Health Organization · 13 September 2024 English
This review of the Spanish health system analyses recent developments in health organization and governance, financing, health care provision, recent reforms and health system performance.Overall health status continues to improve …
leading cause of death in young people and adolescents aged 12–29 in Spain, reaching a total of 336 … higher percentage than in 2015 (2.9%). Among adolescents aged 14–18, the increase is more evident: 20 …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 French
The World Bank has a long history of engaging in population issues, ranging from childhood illness, nutrition, fertility, and safe motherhood to the aging process. It supports countries in addressing …
développement de leur personnalité, les adolescents et les jeunes adultes seraient beaucoup moins …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 English
The World Bank has a long history of engaging in population issues, ranging from childhood illness, nutrition, fertility, and safe motherhood to the aging process. It supports countries in addressing …
vision would mean that in their formative years, adolescents and young adults would be much less likely to …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 English
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the major health and development challenges of our time. Every year, about 41 million people die due to NCDs. This makes up about 74 percent …
deaths occurred in older adults than children, adolescents, or young- er adults. The economic value of avoidable …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 English
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the major health and development challenges of our time. Every year, about 41 million people die due to NCDs. This makes up about 74 percent …
prevalence was very similar among male and female adolescents aged between 13 and 15 years old (15 percent …
McMaster Health Forum · 12 September 2024 English
Living Evidence Synthesis 17.2 - Effectiveness of Hand Hygiene to Reduce the Transmission of Respiratory Infectious Diseases in the Community
using the than those in regions Sample: 1,222 adolescents restroom (p=0.0014), after with higher COVID-19 … Behaviors in a Representative Sample of Polish Adolescents in Regions Stratified by COVID-19 Morbidity and … cross- RID(s) assessed: COVID-19 Population: adolescents Individuals residing in Critical risk of Poland …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 English
The World Bank has a long history of engaging in population issues, ranging from childhood illness, nutrition, fertility, and safe motherhood to the aging process. It supports countries in addressing …
would mean that in their forma- tive years, adolescents and young adults would be much less likely to …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 English
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the major health and development challenges of our time. Every year, about 41 million people die due to NCDs. This makes up about 74 percent …
deaths occurred in older adults than children, adolescents, or young- er adults. The economic value of avoidable …
World Bank Group · 12 September 2024 English
Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are among the major health and development challenges of our time. Every year, about 41 million people die due to NCDs. This makes up about 74 percent …
Countdown to 2030 for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health Builds upon the successes of the Countdown … Global Strategy for Wom- en’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health. ‘The Countdown Country Profile: A … prog- ress in improving women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health: https://data.unicef.org/countdown-2030/ … accountability for women’s, children’s, and adolescents’ health. More specifically, civil society organizations …
