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Health needs of adolescents : report of a WHO expert committee, meeting held in Geneva from 28 September to 4 October 1976 (Record no. 435189)

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003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER
control field ISI Library, Kolkata
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
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008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9241206098
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency ISI Library
Language of cataloging English
082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 100 SD:610.621
Item number WHO.Tr.609
110 1# - MAIN ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element WHO Expert Committee on Health Needs of Adolescents
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Health needs of adolescents : report of a WHO expert committee, meeting held in Geneva from 28 September to 4 October 1976
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication, distribution, etc Geneva :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc World Health Organization,
Date of publication, distribution, etc 1977
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 49 Pages :
Other physical details charts, illustrations, tables;
Dimensions 20 cm.
490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT
Series statement World Health Organization technical report series ; no. 609
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note 1. Introduction -- 2. Some basic physiological and psychosocial needs -- 3. Health probelems and their magnitude -- 4. Factors affecting physical and psychosocial health -- 5. Special health needs of adolescents -- 6. Health care of adolescents -- 7. Education and training -- 8. Emerging concepts and perspectives -- 9. Recommendations -- Annexes.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc An expert assessment of findings from biological, behavioural, clinical, and epidemiological research that help explain why adolescent health is vulnerable to a distinctive set of risks. Sensitive to the stress of adolescent transitions, the report gives particular attention to the bio-medical and psychosocial dilemmas created when rapid industrialization and urbanization disrupt traditional supports, complicate human relationships, and undermine personal security. The report opens with a discussion of the basic physiological, biological, and of morbidity in different countries are then presented and compared. Other sections enumerate the individual and environmental factors that contribute to health risks, including accidents and suicide, and outline preventive and management strategies for 13 common problems, ranging from truancy and delinquency to sexually transmitted diseases. The report concludes with examples of innovative services and programmes that are notably responsive to adolescent needs.
650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Adolescent Medicine
650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element Health Services Needs and Demand
710 1# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element World Health Organization
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Source of classification or shelving scheme Dewey Decimal Classification
Koha item type Reports
Holdings
Lost status Not for loan Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
    ISI Library, Kolkata ISI Library, Kolkata Reports & Records Collection 25/05/1978 100 SD:610.621 WHO.Tr.609 C12506 Reports
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