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Problem Gaming Among Adolescents
Can adolescents become addicted to computer games?

Youth Smoking and Tobacco Availability
Teens growing up in areas with more tobacco outlets and looser tobacco policies smoke more cigarettes.

Obesity and Early Puberty
A comparison of data from 34 countries finds variation in age of menarche of up to a year, and that much of this difference is explained by national rates of overweight.

The Association of Obesity and School Absenteeism Attributed to Illness or Injury Among Adolescents in the United States, 2009
24 May 2012
Liping Pan, Bettylou Sherry, Sohyun Park, Heidi M. Blanck
Abstract: Purpose: School attendance can impact academic performance. Childhood obesity-related physical and psychosocial consequences are potentially associated with school absenteeism. Thus, we exam...
Children Who Run Away From Home: Risks for Suicidal Behavior and Substance Misuse
24 May 2012
Howard Meltzer, Tamsin Ford, Paul Bebbington, Panos Vostanis
Abstract: Purpose: The primary aim of this study is to examine the extent to which running away from home as a child is associated with behavioral problems and victimization during childhood and with ...
Preventive Child Health Care Findings on Early Childhood Predict Peer-Group Social Status in Early Adolescence
24 May 2012
Merlijne Jaspers, Andrea F. de Winter, René Veenstra, Johan Ormel, Frank C. Verhulst, Sijmen A. Reijneveld
Abstract: Purpose: A disputed social status among peers puts children and adolescents at risk for developing a wide range of problems, such as being bullied. However, there is a lack of knowledge abou...
Improving the Implementation of a Condom Availability Program in Urban High Schools
21 May 2012
Christine J. De Rosa, Robin A. Jeffries, Abdelmonem A. Afifi, William G. Cumberland, Emily Q. Chung, Peter R. Kerndt, Kathleen A. Ethier, Esteban Martinez, Richard V. Loya, Patricia J. Dittus
Abstract: Purpose: We conducted an intervention to improve the implementation of a high school condom availability program, and evaluated its effect on students' awareness of the program and acquisiti...
Preconception Health Trajectories and Birth Weight in a National Prospective Cohort
21 May 2012
Kelly L. Strutz, Liana J. Richardson, Jon M. Hussey
Abstract: Purpose: This study was designed to assess the relationship between birth weight and prospectively measured trajectories of preconception health across adolescence and young adulthood in a d...

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