Progress review: contraception use among adolescent girls
Empowering adolescent girls to access and use contraception is a global public health priority. High unmet need for contraception translates into high numbers of unintended pregnancies, and into high maternal mortality in countries with poor maternal …
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Obesity Thresholds Accurately Predict Adolescent Health Risk
The study data came from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) database for 1999-2008. Participants ranged in age from 12.0 to 18.9 years. The researchers found metabolic syndrome in 19% to 35% of obese adolescents …
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