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Review
. 2005 Apr 16;330(7496):901-3.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7496.901.

Young people's health: the need for action

Russell M Viner  1 , Maggie Barker
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Review

Young people's health: the need for action

Russell M Viner et al. BMJ. .

Abstract

Engaging adolescents with their health can prevent a lifetime of bad habits and should be a priority for an efficient future health service

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Figure 2
Engaging adolescents in health will produce long term benefits Credit: JIM VARNEY/SPL
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Age specific mortality in England and Wales, 1960-2000
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