Scholars Bulletin (SB)
Volume-1 | Issue-03 | 2015, 1(3): 66-68
Review Article
Adolescent Medicine: The need for a nation-wide service in Saudi Arabia
Nasir A.M. Al Jurayyan
Published : Aug. 30, 2015
Abstract
The adolescent period, is a unique developmental stage which is characterized by physical, psychosocial, social and cognitive changes as transition from childhood to adulthood. In this communication, we highlight the importance of establishing adolescent medical service, and call on the higher strategic planners in Saudi Arabia to establish a country wide program to improve the health wellbeing of the youth.