Showing papers by "Beverley Raphael published in 1985"
TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal study was conducted in the Hunter Region of New South Wales to investigate the development of adolescent psychosocial morbidity, and the authors reported analyses based on data obtained during the screening phase of that project, in which 2157 adolescents completed a Social and Emotional development questionnaire.
Abstract: In 1983 a longitudinal study was commenced in the Hunter Region of New South Wales to investigate the development of adolescent psychosocial morbidity. This paper reports analyses based on data obtained during the screening phase of that project, in which 2157 adolescents completed a Social and Emotional Development questionnaire. Those surveyed comprised approximately 25% of the 14-16 year olds in the region.Adolescents were allocated to 1 of 3 groups on the basis of their sexual experience: no sexual experience (26%), minor sexual experience (such as petting, 47%), and major sexual experience (sexual intercourse on at least one occasion, 27%). Overall, 31% of the males and 24% of the females were in the major sexual experience group; 1 in 15 of the females in this group (n = 17) reported that she had been pregnant. Just over half (52%) of the girls in the major sexual experience group had used contraceptives, compared with 42% of the boys.A series of hierarchical discriminant analyses were undertaken to...
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TL;DR: The cost effectiveness of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and alternatives, the current state of knowledge, and the potential for improvement in the long term management of patients after esophal haemorrhage are reviewed.
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