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| Zhao Helen WuSummaryAffiliation: University of Texas Medical Branch Country: USA Publications
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Publications
Social contact, socioeconomic status, and the health status of older MalaysiansZ H Wu
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston 77555 0860, USA
Gerontologist 40:228-34. 2000....
Differential racial/ethnic patterns in substance use initiation among young, low-income womenZ Helen Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, Galveston, Texas, USA
Am J Drug Alcohol Abuse 36:123-9. 2010..Accumulating research suggests that the gateway hypothesis of substance use may not apply equally across different race/ethnicity groups...- Morbidity in a population of low-income, female users of MDMA and other drugsZ H Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0587, USA
Subst Use Misuse 44:1039-54. 2009..Generalization of this study results may be limited to young women with low income but not to other populations... - Self-reported psychopathology among young, low-income, female ecstasy usersZ Helen Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecologyand, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Women s Health
J Addict Dis 27:81-90. 2008..Furthermore, it will also be important for future studies to assess the extent to which delinquent behaviors and thought problems mediate the transition of marijuana use to ecstasy use... - Contextual influences on polydrug use among young, low-income women: effects of neighborhood and personal networksZ Helen Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0587, USA
Am J Addict 17:135-44. 2008..Personal networks may mediate the relationships between neighborhood and drug use. Strategies to reduce polydrug use should target personal networks where friends use illicit drugs... - Patterns and perceptions of ecstasy use among young, low-income womenZhao Helen Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 0587, United States
Addict Behav 31:676-85. 2006..Fewer ecstasy users strongly disapproved of adult drug use than users of other illicit drugs. Future interventional efforts should target young, low-income women to prevent future experimentation with illicit drugs... - A profile of adolescent females with a history of sexual assault in texas: familial environment, risk behaviors, and health statusZ Helen Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0587, USA
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 16:207-16. 2003..To describe the prevalence and correlates of sexual assault among adolescent females... - Older Mexican-American women and cancer screening: progress toward targets for healthy people 2000Z H Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555 0587 USA
Ethn Dis 11:645-51. 2001..This study reported the patterns of mammogram and Pap test use among older Mexican-American women. The patterns and associated factors were examined and compared with Healthy People 2000 targets... - Prevalence and associated factors of cancer screening: why are so many older Mexican American women never screened?Z H Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, 77555, USA
Prev Med 33:268-73. 2001..The aim of this study was to identify patterns of mammogram and Papanicolaou (Pap) screenings among Mexican American women ages 67 and over... - Ecstasy use and its correlates among young, low-income womenZhao Helen Wu
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas 77555 0587, USA
Subst Use Misuse 46:404-10. 2011..The study's limitations were noted... - HIV Seroprevalence among newly incarcerated inmates in the Texas correctional systemZ H Wu
Sealy Center on Aging, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA
Ann Epidemiol 11:342-6. 2001..Given the shorter incarceration periods for inmates held in alternative facilities, understanding how infection rates vary according to type of incarceration facility holds particular public health relevance...
Research Grants
- Effects of Stressors on Drug Use in Young, Poor WomenZ Wu; Fiscal Year: 2009..Clarifying such relationship should help in the development of targeted, effective preventions and interventions to prevent transitions from drug use to abuse and dependence in adulthood. ..
- Club Drug Use in Young, Low Income WomenZ Wu; Fiscal Year: 2002..These study methods and findings will be used to design a randomized controlled trial of these prevention strategies in our family I planning population of 27,000 patient visits annually. ..
- Does Stress Influence Drug Use in Young, Poor Women?Z Wu; Fiscal Year: 2007..These clinics provide an ideal setting for substance use prevention and intervention, because many poor women only receive care from obstetricians and gynecologists through the life cycle. ..
- Effects of Stressors on Drug Use in Young, Poor WomenZ Wu; Fiscal Year: 2007..Clarifying such relationship should help in the development of targeted, effective preventions and interventions to prevent transitions from drug use to abuse and dependence in adulthood. ..
- Effects of Stressors on Drug Use in Young, Poor WomenZ Helen Wu; Fiscal Year: 2010..Clarifying such relationship should help in the development of targeted, effective preventions and interventions to prevent transitions from drug use to abuse and dependence in adulthood. ..