A report card to the nation on adolescents and sexually transmitted diseases.
During this 10-min presentation, at least 50 adolescents across the United States will acquire one or more sexually transmitted diseases. Some of these diseases can fortunately be treated and cured; however, other diseases will remain with these young people for the rest of their lives, causing dramatic physical and psychological repercussions. During the brief time allotted to me, I will discuss some of the pertinent statistics related to sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents, review the Health Objectives for the Year 2000, and suggest means for realizing these objectives.
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Division of Adolescent Medicine, St. Lukes/Roosevelt Hospital, New York, New York 10025.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003479:Curriculum / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006266:Health Education / Q000639:trends*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D012736:Sex Education / Q000639:trends*; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology