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Adolescent Health
R Et Al Diclemente
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Description for Adolescent Health
Hardcover. This much-needed text offers an action-oriented epidemiologic approach to understanding the risk factors affecting adolescent health, and what can be done in response. Drawing on the leading experts in the field, this reference provides a survey and assessment of adolescent health risk behaviors, such as smoking, violence, teen pregnancy, and AIDS. Editor(s): DiClemente, Ralph J.; Santelli, John S.; Crosby, Richard A. Num Pages: 608 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 242 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1132.
This book covers the developmental and health problems unique to the adolescent period of life. It focuses on special needs and public health programs for adolescents. It offers deep insight into smoking, violence, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other problems, along with intervention and prevention strategies.
This book covers the developmental and health problems unique to the adolescent period of life. It focuses on special needs and public health programs for adolescents. It offers deep insight into smoking, violence, teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, and other problems, along with intervention and prevention strategies.
"Anyone serious about improving adolescent health should read this book. It spans theoretical and developmental constructs, summaries of evidence-based interventions for adolescent risk behaviors, metrics, and policy recommendations." —S. Jean Emans, MD, chief, Division of Adolescent Medicine, and Robert Masland Jr., chair, Adolescent Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, and professor of pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
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Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
608
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
1131g
Number of Pages
608
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470176764
SKU
V9780470176764
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About R Et Al Diclemente
Ralph J. DiClemente, PhD, is Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health and Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, and Immunology, and associate director, Emory Center for AIDS Research. John S. Santelli, MD, MPH, is the Harriet and Robert H. Heilbrunn Professor and chair of the Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at Columbia University's Mailman School of ... Read more
Reviews for Adolescent Health
Adolescent Health: Understanding and Preventing Risk Behaviors provides a strong foundation in current research, theory, and policy for those who study and work with adolescents.
PsycCritiques, American Psychological Association (February 17, 2010, Vol. 55,)
PsycCritiques, American Psychological Association (February 17, 2010, Vol. 55,)