title: Adolescent girls: a vulnerable population.
abstract: Issues key to adolescent girls are discussed. The importance and relevance of the adolescent girl as a vulnerable population are explicated. Potential interventions and how they impact global health are explained. Nursing theory and model use are examined. Pyschosocial developmental theory is applied. Strategies to improve outcomes are explored.
authors.affiliation: Childrens Hospital and Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. lorrainedbailey@gmail.com
authors.forename: Lorraine D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000941:ethics*; D035862:Vulnerable Populations / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*