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Table 2.

Inclusion/exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria	Exclusion criteria
Studies/reports involving:	Studies/reports involving:
• Adolescents (nominal age range 10–24 years^a) and • Physiological development, including developmental influencers (e.g. biochemical influences, hormonal activity, enzyme activity, and neurotransmitters), with related outcomes and • Health behaviour (explicit or implicit), including lifestyle or behavioural factors/outcomes, and decision making	• Children (e.g. under 10 years^a) as sole focus and/or • Adults (e.g. >24 years of age^a) as sole focus and/or • Atypical or pathological physical/psychological/physiological developmental focus (e.g. eating disorders, addictions, gambling, or major mental health disorders) and their treatment interventions • Sport performance studies • Adolescent pregnancy (as sole focus) • Incidence, prevalence, or trend papers (as sole focus) • Protocols for studies yet to be undertaken

Inclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria

Studies/reports involving:

• Adolescents (nominal age range 10–24 years^a)
and
• Physiological development, including developmental influencers (e.g. biochemical influences, hormonal activity, enzyme activity, and neurotransmitters), with related outcomes
and
• Health behaviour (explicit or implicit), including lifestyle or behavioural factors/outcomes, and decision making

• Children (e.g. under 10 years^a) as sole focus and/or
• Adults (e.g. >24 years of age^a) as sole focus and/or
• Atypical or pathological physical/psychological/physiological developmental focus (e.g. eating disorders, addictions, gambling, or major mental health disorders) and their treatment interventions
• Sport performance studies
• Adolescent pregnancy (as sole focus)
• Incidence, prevalence, or trend papers (as sole focus)
• Protocols for studies yet to be undertaken

^aNo definitive age barriers will be used to avoid excluding potentially relevant research