TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Morbidity
A1  - Alston-Taylor, Sharonda
A1  - Mostajabian, Salina
A2  - Kline, Mark W.
Y1  - 2018
N1  - 
T2  - Rudolph's Pediatrics, 23e
AB  - According  to  the  World  Health  Organization  (WHO),  there  are  about  1.2  billion  adolescents  ages  10  to  19  years  worldwide,  of  whom  more  than  40  million  live  in  the  United  States,  based  on  the  2012  Census  data.  This  population  is  growing  in  numbers  as  well  as  in  racial-ethnic  and  socioeconomic  status  diversity,  which  presents  unique  challenges,  such  as  inconsistent  access  to  care  and  adverse  effects  related  to  poverty,  unstable  housing,  and  homelessness.  These  variables  factor  in  to  morbidity  among  adolescents  and  young  adults,  presenting  opportunities  through  policies  and  programs  to  improve  public  health  and  health  economics  outcomes  in  youth.  Measurements  such  as  disability-adjusted  life  years  (DALYs),  which  is  the  sum  of  years  lived  with  disability  (YLD)  and  years  of  life  lost  (YLL),  are  used  in  the  field  of  public  health  to  gain  a  better  understanding  of  the  burden  of  disease.  These  measures  are  particularly  important  when  assessing  morbidity  in  adolescents,  since  many  chronic  diseases  of  adulthood  have  their  origin  during  the  teen  years.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182922957
ER  -