List of WHO publications: Adolescent Health
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Year
2012 Order Number    19300268 ISBN-13
 9789241503594
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Making Health Services Adolescent Friendly: Developing National Quality Standards is intended to be a companion to the Quality Assessment Guidebook: A guide to assessing health services for adolescent clients, which was published by WHO in 2009. .../...
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2011 Order Number    11500830 ISBN-13
 9789241548311
Price
CHF 60,00  / US$ 72,00 Developing countries    CHF 30,00
English
This manual is written for clinicians working at the district hospital (first-level referral care) who diagnose and manage sick adolescents and adults in resource-constrained settings. It aims to support clinical reasoning, and to provide an effective clinical approach and protocols for the management of common and serious or potentially life-threatening conditions at the district hospital. .../...
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2010 Order Number    19300233 ISBN-13
 9789241599962
Price
CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 40,00
English
This Guidebook sets out the public health rationale for making it easier for adolescents to obtain the health services that they need to protect and improve their health and wellbeing, including sexual and reproductive health services. .../...
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2009 Order Number    19300230 ISBN-13
 9789241598859
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 20,00
English
In many places, adolescents find it difficult to obtain the sexual and reproductive health services, and the other health services, that they need. To address this, there are a growing number of initiatives in many places which aim to make it easier for adolescents to obtain the health services they need, by making health services "adolescent friendly". .../...
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2008 Order Number    13400078 ISBN-13
 9789289071956
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CHF 40,00  / US$ 48,00 Developing countries    CHF 28,00
English
This international report is the fourth from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, a WHO collaborative cross-national study, and the most comprehensive. It presents the key findings on patterns of health among young people aged 11, 13 and 15 years in 41 countries and regions across the WHO European Region and North America in 2005/2006. .../...
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2007 Order Number    18000024  
 
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CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) is a derived version of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, WHO, 2001) designed to record characteristics of the developing child and the influence of environments surrounding the child . .../...
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2007 Order Number    11500716 ISBN-13
 9789241547321
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CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health for Children and Youth (ICF-CY) is a derived version of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF, WHO, 2001) designed to record characteristics of the developing child and the influence of environments surrounding the child . .../...
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2007 Order Number    15200097 ISBN-13
 9789290612636
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
Malaysia participated in a case study on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, in the form of a review of literature, studies and projects, initiated by the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific. A total of 260 documents were reviewed covering subjects grouped in four categories: demography, status of adolescent and reproductive health, interventions, policies and legislation. .../...
Title
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2007 Order Number    15200092 ISBN-13
 9789290612643
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
This is one of the reviews of literature and projects of sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youths in eight Asian countries. Adolescents and youth make up one fourth of the population in the Western Pacific Region. At least 17% out of 37 countries and areas in the region have a median age below 25 years. .../...
Title
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2007 Order Number    15200096 ISBN-13
 9789290612629
Price
CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
This is one of the reviews on the literature and projects of sexual and reproductive health of adolescents and youths in eight Asian countries. This volume deals with adolescent reproductive health in the Republic of Korea. This report encompasses material and literature published by the government, nongovernmental organizations, and academic researchers. .../...
Title
Author Omran, Dr. A.R., Al-Hafez, Dr. G.
Year
2006 Order Number    14600037 ISBN-13
 9789290215325
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Adolescence is characterized by rapid change, when events and experiences have significant implications and consequences for later life. As they develop, adolescents adopt new roles of social responsibility, acquire skills and access opportunities necessary for functioning in adult life. .../...
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Author Omran, Dr. A.R., Al-Hafez, Dr. G.
Year
2006 Order Number    14600038 ISBN-13
 9789290215332
Price
CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Adolescence is characterized by rapid change, when events and experiences have significant implications and consequences for later life. As they develop, adolescents adopt new roles of social responsibility, acquire skills and access opportunities necessary for functioning in adult life. .../...
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Author Omran, Dr. A.R., Al-Hafez, Dr. G.
Year
2006 Order Number    14600039 ISBN-13
 9789290215349
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CHF 20,00  / US$ 24,00 Developing countries    CHF 14,00
English
Adolescence is characterized by rapid change, when events and experiences have significant implications and consequences for later life. As they develop, adolescents adopt new roles of social responsibility, acquire skills and access opportunities necessary for functioning in adult life. .../...
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2006 Order Number    15200102 ISBN-13
 9789290612391
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
The framework presented in this document provides a set of concrete interventions or actions for policy-makers, programme managers and their partners to undertake in scaling up their responses to meet the sexual and reproductive health needs of young people. .../...
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2005 Order Number    15200084 ISBN-13
 9789290612117
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
English
There is a large population of young people (age 10-24 years) in the region of Asia and the Pacific. Adjusting to sexual development and protecting their reproductive health are among the greatest challenges for adolescents during this period of transition from childhood to adulthood. .../...
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2005 Order Number    15200071 ISBN-13
 9789290610311
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
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2005 Order Number    15200072 ISBN-13
 9789290611721
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
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2005 Order Number    15200073 ISBN-13
 9789290611899
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
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2005 Order Number    15200074 ISBN-13
 9789290611806
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CHF 10,00  / US$ 12,00 Developing countries    CHF 7,00
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2005 Order Number    16100594 ISBN-13
 9789275115947
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CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
This just-released publication by PAHO on adolescent health and positive behavior change greatly enhances the knowledge base on this important public health issue. It presents the first-ever systematic collection and reporting of the application of behavioral change theories and models specifically to adolescents. .../...
Title
Author Allam, N.
Year
2003 Order Number    14600017 ISBN-13
 9789290213185
Price
CHF 11,00  / US$ 13,20 Developing countries    CHF 7,70
English
Breast cancer-a diagnosis that would daunt any woman. This very personal and uplifting account of one Egyptian woman's experience with breast cancer offers hope to all. Combining fact and feeling, the author tells her story from diagnosis, through treatment to 20 years on and points out the changes that have taken place in treatment since her own experience began.
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Year
2003 Order Number    11500556 ISBN-13
 9789241562508
Price
CHF 50,00  / US$ 60,00 Developing countries    CHF 35,00
English
This pioneering book provides a comprehensive overview of the socio-demographic and sexual and reproductive health situation of adolescents in South Asia. .../...
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Year
2000 Order Number    16100579 ISBN-13
 9789275115794
Price
CHF 28,00  / US$ 33,60 Developing countries    CHF 19,60
English
A practical guide to the Life Skills methodology as an especially effective tool for the prevention of tobacco and other substance use in youth. Focused on the needs of developing countries in the region of the Americas, the book uses striking photographs, compelling evidence, and alarming statistics to enforce the urgent need for strong preventive action. .../...
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1993 Order Number    19300054  
 
Price
CHF 8,00  / US$ 9,60 Developing countries    CHF 5,60
English
Presents and explains a new approach to gathering data about adolescent health risks that draws on the knowledge and experience of young people and is intended for use by young people themselves. .../...
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