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Child and Adolescent Health

Our researchers examine many aspects of child and adolescent health, including mental health, quality of life, exercise, obesity and diabetes.  

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Perception of Neighborhood Safety and Children's Physical Activity

This study aims to determine if parental perception of neighborhood safety versus danger impacts physical activity for 11- to 12-year-old children. 
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Principal Investigator: Aalborg, Annette

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Intrauterine Contraception Use in Adolescent Women in a California Managed Care Setting

This is a retrospective cohort study comparing infection rates, pregnancy rates, and continuation rates among adolescents aged 13 to 19 using intrauterine contraception versus oral contraceptive pills.
Funder: Kaiser Permanente Community Benefit Program
Principal Investigator: Gupta, Pratima

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A Brief Intervention in Adolescents with Alcohol Intoxication Presenting to the Emergency Department

The primary goal of this study is to conduct a prospective, randomized trial of two acute interventions for alcohol abuse versus control in adolescents presenting to emergecny departments for alcohol-related complaints. Patients will perform a validated alcohol abuse audit prior to intervention then be recontacted in one year to perform a post-intervention audit for comparison.
Funder: California Office of Traffic Safety
Principal Investigator: Offerman, Stephen

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Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP) After Childhood Vaccines

A collaborative study with several HMOs to provide an analysis of vaccine adverse events.
Funder: Food and Drug Administration
Principal Investigator: Baxter, Roger

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The Burden of Childhood Stroke: Financial Costs and Health-related Quality of Life

This study measures utility scores for childhood/neonatal stroke from "societal" and from "patient" perspectives by interviewing parents of "at risk" children and parents of children that have suffered stroke.
Funder: American Heart Association
Principal Investigator: Sidney, Stephen

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Adolescent Family-Based Alcohol Prevention

This project tests two different models of family-based primary care prevention for adolescent substance abuse.
Funder: National Institutes of Health
Principal Investigator: Aalborg, Annette

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The Role of Infection in Childhood Stroke

This study determines whether infection is a risk factor for childhood stroke, including both first stroke and stroke recurrence, based on medical record review and structured interview of stroke cases (or surrogates) and age-matched controls randomly selected. 
Funder: Nat. Inst. of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
Principal Investigator: Sidney, Stephen

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Antipsychotic Medication Use Among Children and Risk of Diabetes Mellitus

Andrade, S. E.; Lo, J. C.; Roblin, D.; Fouayzi, H.; Connor, D. F.; Penfold, R. B.; Chandra, M.; Reed, G.; Gurwitz, J. H.;
Pediatrics  
Nov 21 2011
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ADHD Drugs and Serious Cardiovascular Events in Children and Young Adults

Cooper, W. O.; Habel, L. A.; Sox, C. M.; Chan, K. A.; Arbogast, P. G.; Cheetham, T. C.; Murray, K. T.; Quinn, V. P.; Stein, C. M.; Callahan, S. T.; Fireman, B. H.; Fish, F. A.; Kirshner, H. S.; O'Duffy, A.; Connell, F. A.; Ray, W. A.;
 
Nov 1 2011
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Perceptions of Middle School Educators in Hawai'i about School-based Gardening and Child Health

Ahmed, A. T.; Oshiro, C. E.; Loharuka, S.; Novotny, R.;
Hawaii medical journal   70 (7 Suppl 1): 11-5
Jul 2011
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Autonomic and Adrenocortical Reactivity and Buccal Cell Telomere Length in Kindergarten Children

Kroenke, C. H.; Epel, E.; Adler, N.; Bush, N. R.; Obradovic, J.; Lin, J.; Blackburn, E.; Stamperdahl, J. L.; Boyce, W. T.;
 
Aug 26 2011
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Does Gender Moderate the Relationship Between Childhood Maltreatment and Adult Depression?

Arnow, B. A.; Blasey, C. M.; Hunkeler, E. M.; Lee, J.; Hayward, C.;
Child Maltreat  
Jul 4 2011
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The influence of neighborhood food stores on change in young girls' body mass index

Leung, C. W.; Laraia, B. A.; Kelly, M.; Nickleach, D.; Adler, N. E.; Kushi, L. H.; Yen, I. H.;
Am J Prev Med  41 (1): 43-51
Jul 2011
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Father absence, body mass index, and pubertal timing in girls: differential effects by family income and ethnicity

Deardorff, J.; Ekwaru, J. P.; Kushi, L. H.; Ellis, B. J.; Greenspan, L. C.; Mirabedi, A.; Landaverde, E. G.; Hiatt, R. A.;
J Adolesc Health   48 (5): 441-7
May 2011
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Adverse childhood experiences and repeat induced abortion

Bleil, M. E.; Adler, N. E.; Pasch, L. A.; Sternfeld, B.; Reijo-Pera, R. A.; Cedars, M. I.;
Am J Obstet Gynecol  
Nov 10 2010
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Pubertal Assessment Method and Baseline Characteristics in a Mixed Longitudinal Study of Girls

Biro, F. M.; Galvez, M. P.; Greenspan, L. C.; Succop, P. A.; Vangeepuram, N.; Pinney, S. M.; Teitelbaum, S.; Windham, G. C.; Kushi, L. H.; Wolff, M. S.;
Pediatrics  
Aug 9 2010
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Access to Treatment for Adolescents With Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders: Challenges and Opportunities

Sterling, S.; Weisner, C.; Hinman, A.; Parthasarathy, S.;
J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry  49 (7): 637-646
Jul 2010
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Measuring the neighborhood environment: associations with young girls' energy intake and expenditure in a cross-sectional study

Leung, C. W.; Gregorich, S. E.; Laraia, B. A.; Kushi, L. H.; Yen, I. H.;
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act   7 (1): 52
Jun 1 2010
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Incidence, Prevalence, and Time Trends of Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Northern California, 1996 to 2006

Abramson, O.; Durant, M.; Mow, W.; Finley, A.; Kodali, P.; Wong, A.; Tavares, V.; McCroskey, E.; Liu, L.; Lewis, J. D.; Allison, J. E.; Flowers, N.; Hutfless, S.; Velayos, F. S.; Perry, G. S.; Cannon, R.; Herrinton, L. J.;
J Pediatr  
Apr 16 2010
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Incidence, prevalence, and time trends of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in Northern California, 1996 to 2006

Abramson, O.; Durant, M.; Mow, W.; Finley, A.; Kodali, P.; Wong, A.; Tavares, V.; McCroskey, E.; Liu, L.; Lewis, J. D.; Allison, J. E.; Flowers, N.; Hutfless, S.; Velayos, F. S.; Perry, G. S.; Cannon, R.; Herrinton, L. J.;
J Pediatr   157 (2): 233-239 e1
Aug 2010
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Investigation of Relationships between Urinary Biomarkers of Phytoestrogens, Phthalates, and Phenols and Pubertal Stages in Girls

Wolff, M. S.; Teitelbaum, S. L.; Pinney, S. M.; Windham, G.; Liao, L.; Biro, F.; Kushi, L. H.; Erdmann, C.; Hiatt, R. A.; Rybak, M. E.; Calafat, A. M.;
Environ Health Perspect  118 (7): 1039-46
Jul 2010
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Otitis media and its consequences: beyond the earache

Vergison, A.; Dagan, R.; Arguedas, A.; Bonhoeffer, J.; Cohen, R.; Dhooge, I.; Hoberman, A.; Liese, J.; Marchisio, P.; Palmu, A. A.; Ray, G. T.; Sanders, E. A.; Simoes, E. A.; Uhari, M.; van Eldere, J.; Pelton, S. I.;
Lancet Infect Dis  10 (3): 195-203
Mar 2010
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