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Personal Author:
Oh, John Y.;
Laidler, Matthew;
Fiala, Steven C.;
Hedberg, Katrina;
Source:
Sports Health. 2012; 4(1):57-62.
Description:
Background:: Acute exertional rhabdomyolysis has been infrequently reported among adolescents. In August 2010, several high school football players from one team developed rhabdomyolysis and triceps compartment syndrome following an upper arm exercis...
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Personal Author:
Flegal, Katherine M.;
Ogden, Cynthia L.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.);
Description:
A variety of different terms, metrics, and cut-off values have been used to describe and assess overweight and obesity in children. Body mass index (BMI) calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared can be used to express wei...
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Personal Author:
Hamilton, Brady E.;
Ventura, Stephanie J.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.);
Description:
Teen childbearing has been generally on a long-term decline in the United States since the late 1950s. In spite of these declines, the U.S. teen birth rate remains one of the highest among other industrialized countries. Moreover, childbearing by tee...
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Personal Author:
Avila, Rosa M.;
Blumberg, Stephen J.;
Colpe, Lisa J.;
Kogan, Michael D.;
Pringle, Beverly A.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.);
Description:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a set of complex neurodevelopment disorders characterized by mild to severe problems in social interaction and communication along with restricted repetitive behavior patterns. ASD symptoms begin before age 3 years a...
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United States, Public Health Service., Office of the Surgeon General.;
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (U.S.), Office on Smoking and Health.;
Description:
"Nearly all tobacco use begins during youth and young adulthood. These young individuals progress from smoking occasionally to smoking every day. Each day across the United States over 3,800 youth under 18 years of age start smoking. Although much pr...
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Personal Author:
Carroll, Margaret D.;
Ervin, R. Bethene.;
Kit, Brian K.;
Ogden, Cynthia L.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.);
Description:
"The consumption of added sugars, which are sweeteners added to processed and prepared foods, has been associated with measures of cardiovascular disease risk among adolescents, including adverse cholesterol concentrations. Although the percent of da...
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Corporate Author:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
University of California, Berkeley, Labor Occupational Health Program.;
Description:
"You’re earning your own money. You’re making new friends. You’re learning new things and becoming independent. Work can be a fun, rewarding, and an exciting part of your life. But did you know that your job could harm you? Every 9 minutes, a U.S. te...
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Personal Author:
Martinez, Gladys.;
Copen, Casey E.;
Abma, Joyce C.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.), Division of Vital Statistics.;
Description:
"Objective: This report presents national estimates of sexual activity, contraceptive use, and births among males and females aged 15-19 in the United States in 2006-2010 from the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). For selected indicators, data...
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Personal Author:
Bloom, Barbara, 1950-;
Cohen, Robin A.;
Freeman, Gulnur.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.), Division of Health Interview Statistics.;
National Health Interview Survey (U.S.);
Description:
"Objectives: This report presents both age-adjusted and unadjusted statistics from the 2010 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) on selected health measures for children under age 18 years, classified by sex, age, race, Hispanic origin, family str...
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Corporate Author:
White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (U.S.);
Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (U.S.);
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.);
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Corporate Author:
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health;
Description:
In 2003, 57,000 farms were operated by racial minorities in the United States; racial minority farms include those operated by Blacks, Native Americans/Alaska Natives, Asian/Pacific Islanders, and Other minority races. About 1/3 (18,700) of these far...
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Corporate Author:
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics (U.S.);
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.);
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Personal Author:
Widom, Rebecca.;
Hammett, Theodore M.;
Corporate Author:
National Institute of Justice (U.S.);
Abt Associates;
Description:
"The 1994 National Institute of Justice (NIJ) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) survey asked State and city/county juvenile justice systems to report on their policies, programs, and data regarding HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted...
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Personal Author:
Duran, Catherine.;
Fingerhut, Lois A.;
MacKay, Andrea P.;
Makuc, Diane M.;
Schoendorf, Kenneth C.;
Schoendorf, Kenneth C.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.);
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Personal Author:
Smart, Reginald George, 1936-;
Corporate Author:
World Health Organization;
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Personal Author:
Fingerhut, Lois A.;
Kleinman, Joel C.;
Corporate Author:
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.);
Description:
Mortality statistics for children 1-19 years of age by race, sex, and cause of death are analyzed focusing on differences in external and natural causes. General trends from 1900-68 as well as trends in leading causes of death for 1968-85 are examine...
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Personal Author:
Kruger, Judy;
Shaw, Lauren;
Kahende, Jennifer;
Frank, Erica;
Source:
Preventing Chronic Disease. 9.
Description:
Although the prevalence of cigarette smoking has declined in the United States, little documentation exists to ascertain which health care providers (HCPs) promote smoking cessation. We used data from the 2000, 2005, and 2010 Cancer Control Supplemen...
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Personal Author:
Luncheon, Cecily;
Zack, Matthew;
Source:
Preventing Chronic Disease. 9.
Description:
Introduction: Among veterans, having been selected into the military and having easy access to medical care during and after military service may reduce premature mortality but not morbidity from mental distress and may not improve health-related qua...
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Personal Author:
Hallman, D. Michael;
Friedel, Victoria C.;
Eissa, Mona A.H.;
Boerwinkle, Eric;
Huber, J. Charles;
Harrist, Ronald B.;
Srinivasan, Sathanur R.;
Chen, Wei;
Dai, Shifan;
Labarthe, Darwin R.;
Berenson, Gerald S.;
Source:
International journal of obesity (2005). 36(1):61-68.
Description:
Objective: To investigate possible age-related changes in associations between polymorphisms in the fat mass and obesity-associated (FTO) gene and higher body mass index (BMI).: Design and Subjects: Multilevel mixed regression models were used to exa...
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Personal Author:
Hansudewechakul, Rawiwan;
Naiwatanakul, Thananda;
Katana, Abraham;
Faikratok, Worawan;
Lolekha, Rangsima;
Thainuea, Vorapathu;
McConnell, Michelle S;
Source:
Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2012; 15(2).
Description:
Introduction: Most paediatric antiretroviral treatments (ARTs) in Thailand are limited to tertiary care hospitals. To decentralize paediatric HIV treatment and care, Chiangrai Prachanukroh Hospital (CRH) strengthened a provincial paediatric HIV care ...
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