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Neighborhood Disadvantage and Changes in Condom Use Among African American Adolescents
(The New York Academy of Medicine, 2010)
OBJECTIVE: Risk factors for adolescent alcohol use are typically conceptualized as individual and interpersonal level factors; however, these factors do not fully explain adolescent drinking behavior. We used a socioecological ...
Perceived Risks and Protective Strategies Employed by Young Men Who Have Sex with Men (YMSM) When Seeking Online Sexual Partners
(Taylor & Francis, 2010)
This study examined the perceptions of risk by young men who have sex with men (YMSM) regarding meeting sexual partners through the Internet. Fifty-four YMSM ages 18-29 who reported engaging in bareback sex (intentional ...
Homeopathy has clinical benefits in rheumatoid arthritis patients that are attributable to the consultation process but not the homeopathic remedy: a randomized controlled clinical trial
(2010)
Objectives. To assess whether any benefits from adjunctive homeopathic intervention in patients with RA
are due to the homeopathic consultation, homeopathic remedies or both.
Methods. Exploratory double-blind, randomized ...
Understandings of Basic Genetics in the United States: Results from a National Survey of Black and White Men and Women
(Karger, 2010-03-05)
Aim: This study examined understandings of basic genetic concepts among Americans. Method: In a national telephone survey of 1,200 Americans with equal representation
among Black and White men and women,subjects responded ...
Do Parents and Peers Matter? A prospective socio-ecological examination of substance use and sexual risk among African American youth.
(Elsevier, 2010)
We examined the direct contribution of parent and peer risk and promotive factors on youth condom use trajectories, in addition to the indirect influence of these factors via youth’s substance use over four years in a ...
Anxiety is associated with diminished exercise performance and quality of life in severe emphysema: a cross-sectional study
(2010)
Background: Anxiety in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with selfreported
disability. The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is an association between anxiety ...
Thinking About the Future as a Way to Succeed in the Present: A Longitudinal Study of Future Orientation and Violent Behaviors Among African American Youth
(Springer, 2010)
Previous research has linked higher levels of hopelessness about one's future to violent behavior during adolescence; however, little is known about this relationship over time for adolescents. Using growth curve modeling, ...