In Pediatric Age Group?

Pediatric age range is defined as ages 0-18 (birth to 18 years of age). Note, this definition does not imply that pediatricians may not provide services to individuals who are beyond 18 years of age (e.g., young adults).

What is the age limit for Pediatrics?

The American Academy of Pediatrics has previously published a statement on the age limit of pediatrics in 1988,3 which was reaffirmed in 2012 and identified the upper age limit as 21 years with a note that exceptions could be made when the pediatrician and family agree to an older age, particularly in the case of a ...

Is 17 considered pediatric?

Futures guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics identify adolescence as 11 to 21 years of age, 2 dividing the group into early (ages 11–14 years), middle (ages 15–17 years), and late (ages 18–21 years) adolescence.

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