Dr. Barbara A Cromer MD
Adolescent Specialist | Adolescent Medicine
2500 Metrohealth Dr Mhmc-Pediatrics Cleveland OH, 44109About
Dr. Barbara Cromer is an adolescent specialist practicing in Cleveland, OH. Dr. Cromer works with patients who are in the adolescent age, or generally between the ages of 11 and 19 years old. As an adolescent-specialist, Dr. Cromer treats many common health issues that pre-teens and teenagers face, from mental, to behavioral, to physical conditions. Some of these issues may include growth and hormone problems, sports injuries, eating disorders, substance abuse and more. Adolescent specialists perform medical exams, histories and diagnostic tests, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
Education and Training
Ohio State University College of Medicine 1977
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Effects of hormonal contraceptives on bone mineral density.
- Comparison of continuation rates for hormonal contraception among adolescents.
- Recent clinical issues related to the use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera).
- Family planning services in adolescent pregnancy prevention: the views of key informants in four countries.
- Sexual activity and other high-risk behaviors in adolescents with chronic illness: a review.
- Management of clinical side effects of DMPA.
- Research articles published in the Journal of Adolescent Health: a two-decade comparison.
- Bone mineral density in adolescent and young adult women on injectable or oral contraception.
- Update on pregnancy, condom use, and prevalence of selected sexually transmitted diseases in adolescents.
- Reference values for bone mineral density in 12- to 18-year-old girls categorized by weight, race, and age.
- Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, oral contraceptives and bone mineral density in a cohort of adolescent girls.
- Bone biochemical markers in adolescent girls using either depot medroxyprogesterone acetate or an oral contraceptive.
- Compliance with breast self-examination instruction in high school students.
- Double-blinded randomized controlled trial of estrogen supplementation in adolescent girls who receive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate for contraception.
- Adolescent sexuality and issues in contraception.
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