Routine medical examinations: a problem audited is a problem solved.
Staff had difficulty in gaining the co-operation of adolescents for routine medical examinations in an in-patient unit. This was largely resolved by giving more explanation to the adolescent and, in cases of difficulty, calling a meeting of other patients and staff.
Jaffa
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Hill End Adolescent Unit, Hill End Hospital, St. Albans, Herts, U.K.
Bruggen
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P
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000523:psychology*; D016312:Treatment Refusal / Q000523:psychology