Illinois (IL) Adolescent Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Adolescent Medicine Information
Description
Adolescent medicine is the branch of medicine that specializes in treating adolescents and youths. An adolescent medicine physician focuses on the problems of patients who have reached puberty and are in adolescence. This physician specializes in the care of adolescents, including illness, substance abuse prevention and counseling, psychosocial disorders (depression and self-esteem problems, eating disorders), reproductive health, and sexuality issues.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Illinois has
52 practicing
adolescent medicine doctors. Broken out by city, adolescent medicine doctor density
in Arlington Heights is 1,
in Bartlett is 2,
in Buffalo Grove is 1,
in Carbondale is 1,
in Chicago is 19,
in Countryside is 1,
in Crystal Lake is 1,
in Darien is 1,
in Elk Grove Village is 1,
in Evanston is 2,
in Glenview is 1,
in Gurnee is 1,
in Highland Park is 2,
in Lombard is 1,
in Maywood is 1,
in Mchenry is 1,
in Moline is 1,
in North Chicago is 1,
in Oak Brook is 4,
in Oak Lawn is 1,
in Palos Heights is 1,
in Park Ridge is 2,
in Peoria is 2,
in Rockford is 1,
in Rosiclare is 1,
in Schaumburg is 2,
in Urbana is 2,
and in Westmont is 2.
Illinois Information
Most people think that Chicago, because of its size and popularity, is Illinois’ capital city, but that distinction belongs to Springfield, home of the Abraham Lincoln Museum. Illinois has hundreds of museums, numerous yearly art and ethnic festivals, a lakeshore bordering Lake Michigan, and the many national forests and parks that offers visitors camping, horseback riding, biking, kayaking, and fishing.
Chicago is home to the Sears Tower, the Shedd Aquarium, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Adler Planetarium, the Museum of Science and Industry, and other cultural opportunities and restaurants in the Navy Pier area.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Illinois has a population of 12,763,371.
Of this population, 3,172,677 are under the age of 18
and 1,523,937 are at or above the age of 65.
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