title: [Adolescent medicine: a reality. The experience in Québec (author's transl)].
abstract: Health needs of adolescents were analyzed in the adolescent department of the Sainte-Justine Hospital, Montréal, Canada. These needs concern the disorders resulting from socio-familial disturbances, sexuality, general medical problems, chronic disease and problems associated with excessive and/or illicit use of drugs. Details of the organization of this adolescent unit are given. Just as a branch of medicine devoted to the aged, geriatrics, now exists, it must be recognized that adolescents require a separate branch as well.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000295:Adolescent Medicine; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D011792:Quebec; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Médecine de l'adolescence: une réalité. L'expérience québécoise.