title: Health care maintenance in female adolescents.
abstract: The assessment and care of female adolescents by primary care physicians can be facilitated with increased knowledge about this stage of development, the health care risks faced by these patients, and the resources available to aid in their care. With a focus on preventive health maintenance, this concise review addresses these areas as well as how to build relationships with female adolescent patients, conduct age-appropriate interviews and tests, and maintain patient confidentiality.
authors.affiliation: Division of Women's Health Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Scottsdale, AZ 85259, USA. boatwright.elizabeth@mayo.edu
authors.forename: Elizabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Boatwright
authors.forename: Beverly S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Tozer
authors.forename: Deepa P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: Janis E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Blair
authors.forename: Anita P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: Julia A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Files
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D041923:Adolescent Development; D003219:Confidentiality; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations