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Computer-facilitated substance use screening and brief advice for teens in primary care: an international trialSion Kim Harris
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatrics 129:1072-82. 2012..Primary care providers need effective strategies for substance use screening and brief counseling of adolescents. We examined the effects of a new computer-facilitated screening and provider brief advice (cSBA) system...
Brief scales to assess physical activity and sedentary equipment in the homeDori E Rosenberg
Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology, San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 7:10. 2010..abstract:..
Alcohol policy enforcement and changes in student drinking rates in a statewide public college system: a follow-up studySion K Harris
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Subst Abuse Treat Prev Policy 5:18. 2010....
Reliability and validity of the brief multidimensional measure of religiousness/spirituality among adolescentsSion Kim Harris
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
J Relig Health 47:438-57. 2008..It has established psychometric properties among adults, but little is known about its appropriateness for use with adolescents...
Outreach, mental health, and case management services: can they help to retain HIV-positive and at-risk youth and young adults in care?Sion Kim Harris
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Matern Child Health J 7:205-18. 2003....
Adolescents' preference for substance abuse screening in primary care practiceJohn R Knight
Departmernt of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Subst Abus 28:107-17. 2007..To assess adolescents' preferences for substance abuse screening in primary medical care settings...
Prevalence of positive substance abuse screen results among adolescent primary care patientsJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 161:1035-41. 2007..To measure the prevalence of positive substance use screen results among adolescent primary care patients and to estimate the prevalence of substance-related problems and disorders...
Drug testing of adolescents in general medical clinics, in school and at home: physician attitudes and practicesSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 38:336-42. 2006..Few clinical practice guidelines have been published on urine drug testing of adolescents, and it is not known when physicians recommend this procedure or how they manage positive results...
Incorporating vaccine-preventable disease surveillance into the National Health Information Network: leveraging children's hospitalsAndrew M Fine
Division of Emergency Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 118:1431-8. 2006..The purpose of this study was to assess the current practice and feasibility of developing a nationwide network of children's hospitals to conduct surveillance for vaccine preventable diseases...
Substance use problems and associated psychiatric symptoms among adolescents in primary careLydia A Shrier
Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 111:e699-705. 2003..The objective of this study was to determine the association between level of substance use and psychiatric symptoms among adolescents in a primary care setting...
Relation of school environment and policy to adolescent physical activityNefertiti Durant
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, MTC 201, 1600 7th Ave S, Birmingham, AL 35233, USA
J Sch Health 79:153-9; quiz 205-6. 2009..Physical activity (PA) declines as children and adolescents age. The purpose of this study was to examine how specific school factors relate to youth PA, TV viewing, and body mass index (BMI)...
Validity of brief alcohol screening tests among adolescents: a comparison of the AUDIT, POSIT, CAGE, and CRAFFTJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Addictions, Harvard Medical School and Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital, Boston 02115, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 27:67-73. 2003....
A simulator-based tool that assesses pediatric resident resuscitation competencyMarisa B Brett-Fleegler
Division of Emergency Medicine, Main South Basement, Room CB0120, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pediatrics 121:e597-603. 2008..Although there are standard courses in pediatric resuscitation, no published, validated assessment tool exists for pediatric resuscitation competency...
Heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement in a statewide public college systemJohn R Knight
Department of Medicine, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Stud Alcohol 64:696-703. 2003..To assess the association between heavy drinking and alcohol policy enforcement following the institution of a new system-wide alcohol policy at Massachusetts public colleges and universities...
Initiation of services in the Boston HAPPENS Program: human immunodeficiency virus-positive, homeless, and at-risk youth can access servicesElizabeth R Woods
Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 16:497-510. 2002..Comprehensive networks of care offering a continuum of services and a variety of entry routes and types of care sites are needed to connect underserved youth to health care...
Association of adolescent risk behaviors with mental health symptoms in high school studentsTraci L Brooks
Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 31:240-6. 2002..To examine the hypothesis that self-reported symptoms of depression and stress may be associated with other risk behaviors...
Validity of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test among adolescent clinic patientsJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, Children s Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:607-14. 2002..To determine the accuracy of the CRAFFT substance abuse screening test...
Boston HAPPENS Program: HIV-positive, homeless, and at-risk youth can access care through youth-oriented HIV servicesElizabeth R Woods
Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Semin Pediatr Infect Dis 14:43-53. 2003..Support services are necessary for the initiation and retention of youth in care so that early case identification and complex treatment regimens can be initiated and tailored to the individual...
Alcohol use and religiousness/spirituality among adolescentsJohn R Knight
Department of Pediatrics and the Division on Addictions at Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
South Med J 100:349-55. 2007..The objective of this study was to determine the association between adolescents' use of alcohol and specific aspects of religiousness and spirituality...
The "Six T's": barriers to screening teens for substance abuse in primary careShari Van Hook
Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 40:456-61. 2007..To identify barriers to adolescent substance abuse screening in primary care...
Development of a new Adolescent Patient-Provider Interaction Scale (APPIS) for youth at risk for STDs/HIVElizabeth R Woods
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
J Adolesc Health 38:753.e1-7. 2006....
Drug testing of adolescents in ambulatory medicine: physician practices and knowledgeSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 160:146-50. 2006....
Test-retest reliability of adolescents' self-report of substance useSharon Levy
Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Alcohol Clin Exp Res 28:1236-41. 2004..The objective of this study was to determine the 1-week test-retest reliability of the CRAFFT screening test and of the timeline follow-back (TLFB) calendar method for measuring alcohol, cannabis, and other drug use...
Is maternal age at delivery related to childhood food allergy?Anahita F Dioun
Division of Immunology, Children s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Pediatr Allergy Immunol 14:307-11. 2003..Additional studies are needed to further evaluate this relationship and its potential implication in preventive strategies for food allergies in children...
Temporal associations between depressive symptoms and self-reported sexually transmitted disease among adolescentsLydia A Shrier
Division of Adolescent Young Adult Medicine, Department of Medicine, Children s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 156:599-606. 2002..To examine the longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and self-reported sexually transmitted disease (STD) diagnosis among adolescents...
Young adults in Massachusetts: who is at risk of being uninsured?S Todd Callahan
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
J Adolesc Health 35:425.e19-27. 2004....
