Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1080296 | Journal of Adolescent Health | 2007 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
The social, emotional, and biological health of adolescents requires their development as autonomous beings who make responsible decisions about their own health. Clinicians can assist in this development by adopting a strength-based approach to adolescent health care, which applies concepts from positive youth development to the medical office setting.
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Authors
Paula M. Duncan, Ana C. Garcia, Barbara L. Frankowski, Peggy A. Carey, Emily A. Kallock, Rebecca D. Dixon, Judith S. Shaw,