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821 Pre-marital sexual debut and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in Eastern Ethiopia Full Text BMC Public Health, June 6, 2012
822 Sexual and reproductive health issues among rural and urban adolescent boys of eastern India Journal of Men's Health, June 6, 2012
823 A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Tourette’s Disorder Pediatrics, June 5, 2012
824 Effectiveness and Net Cost of Reminder/Recall for Adolescent Immunizations Pediatrics, June 5, 2012
825 Randomized Trial of Sumatriptan and Naproxen Sodium Combination in Adolescent Migraine Full Text Pediatrics, June 4, 2012
826 Patent Ductus Arteriosus Aneurysm: A Rare Cause of Dyspnea in an Adolescent Boy Pediatric Cardiology, June 4, 2012
827 Gender differences in the relationship between religiosity and health-related behaviour among adolescents Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, June 4, 2012
828 Asthma is more prevalent in elite swimming adolescents despite better mental and physical health Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, June 1, 2012
829 The Prevalence and Predictors of Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents with Heart Disease The Journal of Pediatrics, June 1, 2012
830 Two-Dimensional Strain and Twist by Vector Velocity Imaging in Adolescents With Severe Obesity Obesity, June 1, 2012
831 Hospital-Based Perinatal Nurses Identify the Need to Improve Nursing Care of Adolescent Mothers Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing, June 1, 2012
832 Puberty and Microvascular Function in Healthy Children and Adolescents The Journal of Pediatrics, May 31, 2012
833 Prediabetic Obese Adolescents have a More Atherogenic Lipoprotein Profile Compared with Normoglycemic Obese Peers The Journal of Pediatrics, May 31, 2012
834 Impact of a weight loss program on migraine in obese adolescents European Journal of Neurology, May 31, 2012
835 Driving safety: concerns and experiences of parents of adolescent drivers with type 1 diabetes Pediatric Diabetes, May 31, 2012
836 Building a Legacy for Children and Adolescents With Chronic Disease Journal of Pediatric Nursing, May 31, 2012
837 Adolescent boys’ grooming product use and perceived health risks: An exploration of parental influence Health Education Journal, May 31, 2012
838 Obesity Susceptibility Loci on Body Mass Index and Weight Loss in Spanish Adolescents after a Lifestyle Intervention The Journal of Pediatrics, May 30, 2012
839 Novel Ryanodine Receptor 2 Mutation Associated with a Severe Phenotype of Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia The Journal of Pediatrics, May 30, 2012
840 Internet-based self-management compared with usual care in adolescents with asthma: A randomized controlled trial Pediatric Pulmonology, May 30, 2012
Among 130 patients requiring mechanical ventilation, 107 were vitamin D-deficient (< 20 ng/ml). Of the patients who did not survive, the length of survival was shorter in the vitamin D-deficient patients (15.3 vs. 24.2 days, respectively).
Read the article summaryResearchers at Tel-Aviv University have conducted a study to determine the value of coronary artery calcium (CAC) measurements in cardiovascular risk stratification in patients with T2DM and HTN. The study involved 423 patients enrolled in the International Nifedipine Study: Intervention as Goal for Hypertension Therapy. The patients had baseline CT scans for CAC measurement at baseline and were shown to be free of disease. Follow-up CT scans were performed at 3 and 15 years. Cardiovascular events (CVEs) occurred in 41 of 423 patients at 3 years and 111 of 268 patients at 15 years of follow-up. CVEs occurred in 15% and 52% (CAC+) and 7% and 32% (CAC-) of patients with T2DM at 3 and 15 years of follow-up, respectively. Compared to patients without T2DM and no CAC, the HRs for a CVE were 6.6 and 3.9 in T2DM patients with and without CAC, respectively.
Read the article summaryResearchers at Erasmus University Medical Center in Rotterdam have evaluated 12 measures (N-terminal fragment of prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide levels, von Willebrand factor antigen levels, fibrinogen levels, chronic kidney disease, leukocyte count, C-reactive protein levels, homocysteine levels, uric acid levels, coronary artery calcium [CAC] scores, carotid intima–media thickness, peripheral arterial disease, and pulse wave velocity), in addition to Framingham risk scores for predicting coronary heart disease. Only the CAC was shown to add significantly to the Framingham risk score in predicting coronary heart disease.
Read the article summary1 High prevalence of anxiety disorders among adolescent Tibetan refugees Asian Journal of Psychiatry, May 3, 2013
2 Depression and insomnia among adolescents: A prospective perspective Journal of Affective Disorders, May 2, 2013
3 Chest pain with elevated troponin assay in adolescents Cardiology in the Young, May 15, 2013
4 Adolescent fruit and vegetable intake: influence of family support and moderation by home availability of relationships with afrocentric values and taste preferences Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, May 22, 2013 Review Article
5 Trends in sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among youth and adults in the United States: 1999–2010 American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, May 16, 2013 Review Article
6 Features of cancer in teenagers and young adults in primary care: a population-based nested case-control study British Journal of Cancer, April 26, 2013 Review Article
7 Symptoms and symptom clusters in adolescents receiving cancer treatment: A review of the literature International Journal of Nursing Studies, May 8, 2013 Review Article
8 Unequal sexual health – Differences between detained youth and their same aged peers Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, May 23, 2013
9 Lean red meat consumption and lipid profiles in adolescent girls Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, May 13, 2013 Review Article
10 Sense of coherence is a predictor of perceived health in adolescents with congenital heart disease: A cross-lagged prospective study International Journal of Nursing Studies, May 8, 2013
11 Eating patterns and lipid levels in older adolescent girls Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases, March 30, 2012
12 Evo-devo of human adolescence: beyond disease models of early puberty BMC Medicine, May 1, 2013 Free full text Review Article
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Ten-year trends in physical dating violence victimization among US adolescent females
Journal of School Health, April 29, 2013
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14 Association Between Overweight and Low Back Pain: A Population-based Prospective Cohort Study of Adolescents Spine, May 20, 2013 Evidence Based Medicine
15 Pre-marital sex and its predicting factors among Malaysian youths Comprehensive Psychiatry, May 3, 2013
16 Is fetal macrosomia related to blood pressure among adolescents? A birth cohort study in China Journal of Human Hypertension, May 9, 2013 Review Article
17 The accuracy of human papillomavirus vaccination status based on adult proxy recall or household immunization records for adolescent females in the United States: results from the National Immunization Survey-Teen Annals of Epidemiology , April 30, 2013
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Behaviour problems in adolescents with cardiac disease: an exploratory study in a paediatric cardiology outpatient clinic
Cardiology in the Young, May 15, 2013
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19 Trends in Blood Pressure and Body Mass Index Among Chinese Children and Adolescents From 2005 to 2010 American Journal of Hypertension, May 6, 2013 Review Article
20 Underestimation of Adolescent Obesity Nursing Research, May 10, 2013
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