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Record Nr.

UNINA9910957161503321

Titolo

Adolescent development and the biology of puberty : summary of a workshop on new research / / Forum on Adolescence ; Michele D. Kipke, editor ; Board on Children, Youth, and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999

ISBN

9780309172752

0309172756

9780309520034

0309520037

9780585293981

0585293988

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (44 pages)

Collana

The compass series

Altri autori (Persone)

KipkeMichele D

Disciplina

155.5

Soggetti

Adolescent psychology

Puberty

Adolescence

Child development

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-28).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Adolescent Development and the Biology of Puberty""; ""CHANGES IN THE STUDY OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT""; ""KEY FINDINGS OF RECENT STUDIES""; ""RESEARCH CHALLENGES""; ""POLICY CHALLENGES""; ""IMPROVING PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""APPENDIX WORKSHOP AGENDA""