Professor George Patton
Group Leader, Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Professorial Fellow in Adolescent Health Research, Department of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Health & Medicine
Adolescence - a critical time to address gender inequality
A major study across 40 countries in Asia and the Pacific reveals the stark gender inequalities faced by adolescents, providing a roadmap for effective action
Health & Medicine
Early puberty linked to socio-economic status
Social and economic disadvantage appears to be an evolutionary trigger for children being hit by early puberty, but it puts them at greater risk of associated health problems in later life
Health & Medicine
Nursing our global youth back to health
Adolescents and young adults are usually left to last in the health care queue, but research shows we can no longer ignore them