The adolescent with a chronic condition. Part I: developmental issues
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The adolescent with a chronic condition. Part I: developmental issues.
The prevalence of chronic conditions among adolescents is difficult to assess due to the lack of quality data focusing specifically on this age group, as well as the diversity in methodology and definitions used. However, surveys carried out by self administered questionnaires among in-school adolescent populations indicate that around 10% of adolescents suffer from such a condition. The aim of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.045369