Increasing public investments in health care services for low-income and special needs children and adolescents in the United States have raised questions about

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More children born today will survive to adulthood than at any time in history. It is now time to emphasize health and development in middle childhood and adole

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The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and is freely available to read online. This book presents the scientific findings of a three-year project across