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Adolescence (from Latin adolescere 'to mature') is a transitional stage of physical and psychological development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to adulthood (typically corresponding to the age of majority).
Puberty is the process of physical changes through which a child's body matures into an adult body capable of sexual reproduction.It is initiated by hormonal signals from the brain to the gonads: the ovaries in a female, the testicles in a male.
Adolescent medicine, also known as adolescent and young adult medicine, is a medical subspecialty that focuses on care of patients who are in the adolescent period of development.
Country Men Women Average Age gap Age ratio Year Source Antigua and Barbuda 29.0: 25.0 27 4 1.16 2001 [2] Argentina 38.8: 36.8 37.8 2 1.05 2020 [8] Bahamas 30.6: 27.0 28.8 3.6 1.13 ...
Preadolescence is a stage of human development following middle childhood and preceding adolescence. [1] It commonly ends with the beginning of puberty. [2] Preadolescence is commonly defined as ages 9–12 [3] ending with the major onset of puberty.
This list of countries by life expectancy provides a comprehensive list of countries alongside their respective life expectancy figures. The data is differentiated by sex, presenting life expectancies for males, females, and a combined average.
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Originally, there was only a single section for all members of the Scouting and Guiding (Girl Guides and Girl Scouts) Movements.Typically, these were for 11–17 year olds, although the exact ages varied between the countries and organisations.