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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Onset of Puberty and the Changes It Brings | |
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| Does Your Teen Need a New Doctor? | |
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| Changing Thoughts on Teen Health Care | |
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| Toward a More Teen-Friendly Environment | |
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| An Increasing Need for Privacy | |
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| The Importance of Confidentiality | |
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| Considering a New Doctor | |
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| Finding the Right Patient-Doctor Match | |
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| Shifting Responsibility | |
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| Puberty: Your Developing Child, Your Developing Teen | |
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| So What Exactly Is Puberty? | |
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| Talking (Out Loud) about Puberty | |
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| Puberty Is More Than Body Changes | |
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| Growth before Puberty | |
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| How Male/Female Growth Is the Same | |
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| Glandular Changes | |
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| Skin Changes | |
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| Male Growth Pattern | |
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| Measuring Genital Development: The Tanner System | |
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| Male Facial Hair | |
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| Testosterone Makes Itself Known | |
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| Same-Gender Talks Work Best at This Age | |
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| Female Growth Pattern | |
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| Pubertal Growth in Girls | |
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| Menstruation | |
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| So When Will It Start? | |
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| Talking about Menstruation | |
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| Moving On | |
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| The Emotional Life of the Adolescent | |
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| The Nature of Adolescence | |
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| But Who Are They? | |
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| Internal Pressures | |
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| External Pressures | |
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| Normal and Coping? | |
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| Coping or Depressed? | |
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| Suicide | |
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| Health and Lifestyle Issues | |
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| The Sleep-Deprived Teen | |
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| Sleep Physiology | |
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| Teen Sleep Requirements | |
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| Why Teens Don't Sleep | |
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| Helping Your Teen Fit In More Sleep | |
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| Sleep Disorders | |
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| Teens, Nutrition, and Eating Disorders | |
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| Eating Well and Judging Nutritional Value | |
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| What Calories Mean to Your Teen | |
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| How Food Sources Vary | |
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| The Need for Fat | |
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| Teens and Cholesterol | |
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| What Vitamins and Minerals Do | |
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| Guiding toward Better Eating | |
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| Weight Issues | |
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| Eating Disorders | |
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| Teens and Special Diets | |
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| The Teen Obsession: Skin | |
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| Acne | |
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| Allergic Skin Reactions and Dermatitis | |
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| Fungal Skin Infections | |
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| Viral Skin Infections | |
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| Moles and Spots | |
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| The Importance of Sunscreens | |
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| Tattoos and Piercings | |
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| Teens and Sports: Sports-Related Injuries | |
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| The Importance of the Physical Exam | |
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| The Importance of Nutrition | |
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| Body Types and Their Effect on Sports Participation | |
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| Suiting Up Properly | |
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| The Rise (and Fall?) of the Early Developer | |
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| The Female Athlete | |
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| General Health Problems | |
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| Injuries and Treatment | |
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| Remembering What Is Important | |
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| Teen Sexual Practices and Issues | |
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| Sexuality and the Adolescent | |
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| Sex and the Teen | |
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| But What Are They Doing? | |
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| "What Is Normal?" | |
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| Talking to Your Teen | |
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| Teaching or Reaffirming Values | |
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| The Homosexual Teen | |
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| "Coming Out" | |
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| Birth Control | |
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| Abstinence, the Rhythm Method, and Withdrawal | |
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| Intrauterine Devices | |
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| Barrier Methods | |
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| Hormonal Methods | |
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| Newly Released Birth Control Methods | |
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| Pregnancy | |
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| Helping Your Teen (Both Sons and Daughters) "Do the Right Thing" | |
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| Sexually Transmitted Diseases | |
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| How Prevalent are STDs? | |
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| Viral Infections | |
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| Bacterial Infections | |
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| Syphilis | |
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| Fungal Infections | |
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| Parasites | |
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| Teen Awareness | |
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| Teen Substance Abuse | |
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| What Parents Need to Know about Substance Abuse | |
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| Learning about Alcohol and Drug Abuse | |
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| Recognizing a Drug User | |
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| Finding the Right Time | |
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| The Information Pipeline | |
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| The Discovery: Your Teen Is Drinking or Using Drugs | |
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| Getting Additional Advice or Help | |
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| Putting a Teen into a Rehabilitation Program | |
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| Is This an Emergency? | |
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| Improving Your Knowledge | |
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| Teens and Alcohol | |
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| Alcohol as Part of the Teen Scene | |
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| What Parents Should Know about Alcohol | |
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| Measuring Alcohol Consumption | |
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| Responsible Drinking | |
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| So You Think Your Teen's Been Drinking | |
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| If Your Teen Comes Home Drunk | |
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| If the Shoe Fits | |
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| Helping Your Teen | |
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| The Party Scene | |
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| The Underage College Years | |
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| Teens and Smoking | |
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| Marketing to Teens | |
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| Why Teens Start | |
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| The Effects of Nicotine | |
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| Other Means of Taking in Nicotine | |
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| The Gateway Theory | |
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| Quitting | |
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| Forming New Habits | |
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| Marijuana | |
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| A Few Definitions | |
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| Understanding the Chemistry of Pot | |
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| How Pot Is Used | |
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| The Mind-Altering Aspects of Pot | |
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| Drug Testing | |
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| "How Can I Know What My Teen Is Doing?" | |
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| Long-Term Use of THC | |
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| Pot Is Illegal, but That's a Small Deterrent | |
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| Therapeutic Use of Marijuana | |
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| Hallucinogens and Stimulants | |
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| About Hallucinogens | |
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| Hallucinogens | |
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| Stimulants | |
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| Other Frequently Used Drugs | |
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| Inhalants | |
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| Amyl Nitrate, or "Poppers" | |
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| Ketamine, or "Vitamin K" | |
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| GHB | |
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| "Roofies" | |
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| Klonopin | |
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| Opiates | |
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| Barbiturates and Quaaludes | |
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| The Adolescent, Head to Toe: Common Ailments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Whole Body Issues | |
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| Immunizations | |
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| Fatigue | |
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| The Head | |
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| Headaches | |
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| The Eyes | |
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| The Nose | |
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| The Ears | |
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| The Mouth | |
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| The Throat | |
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| The Neck Area | |
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| Neck Pain | |
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| The Glands | |
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| The Spine and Back | |
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| The Spine | |
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| The Back | |
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| The Shoulders, Chest, and Heart | |
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| The Shoulders | |
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| The Chest | |
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| The Heart | |
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| The Abdomen and Digestive System | |
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| The Esophageal Area | |
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| The Stomach | |
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| The Abdomen | |
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| The Liver | |
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| The Umbilicus, or Belly Button | |
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| The Urinary Tract | |
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| The Bladder | |
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| The Kidneys | |
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| The Female Reproductive System | |
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| Timing of the First Pelvic Exam | |
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| The Pelvic Exam | |
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| The Rate of Female Development | |
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| Menstruation | |
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| Disorders of the Reproductive System | |
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| The Male Reproductive System | |
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| The Prostatic Gland | |
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| The Penis | |
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| The Scrotum | |
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| The Testicles | |
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| The Hips, Legs, and Feet | |
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| Hip Problems in Adolescents | |
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| The Legs | |
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| The Knees | |
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| The Lower Leg | |
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| The Feet | |
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| The Toes | |
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| Web Sites for Parents and Teens | |
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| Index | |