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National survey of pediatricians' violence prevention counselingI W Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:1170-6. 1999..Recommendations for child health care providers to counsel patients and their families on violence prevention have been issued by a number of major health care organizations...
Adolescent suicide attempts: risks and protectorsI W Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota Gateway, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 2002, USA
Pediatrics 107:485-93. 2001..The purpose of this study was to identify risk and protective factors for suicide attempts among black, Hispanic, and white male and female adolescents...
Parental screening for intimate partner violence by pediatricians and family physiciansIris Wagman Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Pediatrics 110:509-16. 2002..To ascertain and compare the knowledge, practices, and training needs of pediatricians and family physicians regarding intimate partner violence screening and intervention...
Brief psychosocial screening at health supervision and acute care visitsIris Wagman Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Pediatrics 112:129-33. 2003..To identify factors associated with positive scores on a brief psychosocial screening tool with subscales for internalizing, externalizing, and attention problems...
Suicide attempts among American Indian and Alaska Native youth: risk and protective factorsI W Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 153:573-80. 1999..American Indians and Alaska Natives have the highest suicide rates of all ethnic groups in the United States, and suicide is the second leading cause of death for American Indian and Alaska Native youth...
The role of the pediatrician in preventing suicidal behaviorI W Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Minerva Pediatr 54:41-52. 2002..Adequate training is critical to ensure that pediatricians are prepared to provide effective assessment, prevention and intervention for suicidal behavior...
Identifying psychosocial problems among youth: factors associated with youth agreement on a positive parent-completed PSC-17N Duke
Department of Pediatrics, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 55455, USA
Child Care Health Dev 31:563-73. 2005..Our study purpose was to identify youth and parent factors associated with whether the youth agrees with a positive parent-completed screen of youth psychosocial problems...
Adolescent firearm violence: position paper of the Society for Adolescent MedicineNaomi Duke
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
J Adolesc Health 37:171-4. 2005
Effects of a primary care-based intervention on violent behavior and injury in childrenIris Wagman Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
Pediatrics 114:e392-9. 2004..Although many major health care organizations have made recommendations regarding physicians' roles in preventing youth violence, the efficacy of violence prevention strategies in primary care settings remains to be empirically tested...
Predictors of future fight-related injury among adolescentsIris Wagman Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 2002, USA
Pediatrics 113:530-6. 2004..This study identifies factors that predict the occurrence of a fight-related injury that requires medical attention among boys and girls...
Smoking among American adolescents: a risk and protective factor analysisPeter Scal
University of Minnesota, Medical School, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55155, USA
J Community Health 28:79-97. 2003..Prevention efforts that target both the reduction of risk factors and enhancement of protective factors at the individual, family, peer group and community are likely to reduce the likelihood of smoking initiation...
Violence risk and protective factors among youth held back in schoolIris Wagman Borowsky
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis 55455 2002, USA
Ambul Pediatr 2:475-84. 2002..To identify risk and protective factors for violence perpetration among youth with a history of grade retention...
Parental expectations, physical punishment, and violence among adolescents who score positive on a psychosocial screening test in primary careSally-Ann Ohene
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Pediatrics 117:441-7. 2006..Parents should be encouraged to clearly communicate to their children how to resolve conflicts without resorting to violence and to model these skills themselves by avoiding the use of physical punishment...
