Descriptor in English: | Adolescent |
Descriptor in Spanish: | Adolescente |
Descriptor in Portuguese: | Adolescente |
Descriptor in French: | Adolescent |
Entry term(s): |
Adolescence Adolescent, Female Adolescent, Male Adolescents Adolescents, Female Adolescents, Male Female Adolescent Female Adolescents Male Adolescent Male Adolescents Teen Teenager Teenagers Teens Youth Youths |
Tree number(s): |
M01.060.057 |
Scope note: | A person 13 to 18 years of age. |
Annotation: | almost always check tag: NIM; see Manual Chapter 9 |
Allowable Qualifiers: |
LJ legislation & jurisprudence PH physiology |
See also the descriptors: |
Minors
MeSH |
DeCS UI: | 29315 |
Descriptor UI: | D000293 |
Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
Revision Date: | 2015/06/23 |
Adolescent
- Preferred
Adolescence
- Related but not broader or narrower
Teens
- Related but not broader or narrower
Youth
- Broader
Adolescents, Female
- Related but not broader or narrower
Adolescents, Male
- Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI |
M0000462 |
Scope note | A person 13 to 18 years of age. |
Preferred term | Adolescent |
Entry term(s) |
Adolescents |
Concept UI |
M0000461 |
Scope note | The period of life beginning with the appearance of secondary sex characteristics and terminating with the cessation of somatic growth. The years usually referred to as adolescence lie between 13 and 18 years of age. |
Preferred term | Adolescence |
Concept UI |
M0000467 |
Preferred term | Teens |
Entry term(s) |
Teen Teenager Teenagers |
Concept UI |
M0000466 |
Preferred term | Youth |
Entry term(s) |
Youths |
Concept UI |
M0000463 |
Preferred term | Adolescents, Female |
Entry term(s) |
Adolescent, Female Female Adolescent Female Adolescents |
Concept UI |
M0000464 |
Preferred term | Adolescents, Male |
Entry term(s) |
Adolescent, Male Male Adolescent Male Adolescents |
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