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| Susan H BabeySummaryAffiliation: University of California Country: USA Publications
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Adolescent sedentary behaviors: correlates differ for television viewing and computer useSusan H Babey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, 10960 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Adolesc Health 52:70-6. 2013..The current research examines correlates of leisure computer use and television viewing among adolescents in California...
Income disparities in obesity trends among California adolescentsSusan H Babey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Am J Public Health 100:2149-55. 2010..We assessed income-specific trends in obesity rates among a diverse population of California adolescents...
Sociodemographic, family, and environmental factors associated with active commuting to school among US adolescentsSusan H Babey
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
J Public Health Policy 30:S203-20. 2009..Important family and individual correlates of walking or biking to school among adolescents were identified, even after adjusting for distance to school and urbanicity...
Physical activity among adolescents. When do parks matter?Susan H Babey
Center for Health Policy Research, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Am J Prev Med 34:345-8. 2008..This study examined whether the relationship between physical activity and access to parks differs depending on adolescents' sociodemographic, housing, and neighborhood characteristics...
Is there a language divide in pap test use?Ninez A Ponce
UCLA Department of Health Services and UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California 90095 1772, USA
Med Care 44:998-1004. 2006..We sought to determine whether primary language use, measured by language of interview, is associated with disparities in cervical cancer screening...
Asthma-related school absenteeism and school concentration of low-income students in CaliforniaYing Ying Meng
University of California, Los Angeles, Center for Health Policy Research, 10960 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 1550, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 9:E98. 2012..The objective of this study was to examine whether the proportion of low-income students at a school was related to school absenteeism due to asthma...
School lunch source and adolescent dietary behaviorTheresa A Hastert
University of California at Los Angeles Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A117. 2009..As rates of childhood obesity rise, the nutritional content of lunches eaten at school is more heavily scrutinized. We examined the association between dietary behaviors and the number of days that adolescents bring lunch to school...
A population-based study of colorectal cancer test use: results from the 2001 California Health Interview SurveyDavid A Etzioni
Department of Surgery, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA
Cancer 101:2523-32. 2004..Assuring that all individuals have both health insurance and a usual source of care would help address gaps in the receipt of CRC tests...
A population-based survey of prostate-specific antigen testing among California men at higher risk for prostate carcinomaBenjamin A Spencer
Department of Urology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California Los Angeles, 90095, USA
Cancer 106:765-74. 2006....
Emergency department visits for asthma: the role of frequent symptoms and delay in careYing Ying Meng
UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, Los Angeles, California 90024, USA
Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol 96:291-7. 2006..Use of the emergency department (ED) for asthma care is a costly form of health care that is largely preventable. However, little is known about how to reduce the number of people using the ED for asthma care...
