adolescent

Summary

Alias: adolescent, adolescents, female adolescents, male adolescents, teenagers, teens
Summary: A person 13 to 18 years of age.

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Research Grants

  1. Family Therapy for Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa
    Daniel le Grange; Fiscal Year: 2005
  2. Reducing Obesity & Diabetes in High Risk Youth
    Margaret Grey; Fiscal Year: 2009
  3. Neurobehavioral effects of adolescent GHB
    Ratna Sircar; Fiscal Year: 2007
  4. Biopsychosocial Determinants of Adolescent Obesity/Cardiovascular Risk
    Sheila Gahagan; Fiscal Year: 2009
  5. An Interactive Video Game for HIV Prevention in At-Risk Adolescents
    Lynn Sullivan; Fiscal Year: 2009
  6. Gendered Social Context of Adolescent HIV Risk Behavior: Family, Peer Group, and
    JEFFREY BINGENHEIMER; Fiscal Year: 2009
  7. Nicotine Metabolism and the Development of Addiction in Adolescent Light Smokers
    Mark Rubinstein; Fiscal Year: 2009
  8. Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide and co-occurring Risk Behavio
    Manfred van Dulmen; Fiscal Year: 2009
  9. Efficacy of Optimal Levels of Dietary Dairy on Modulation of Adolescent Weight
    Joan Lappe; Fiscal Year: 2009
  10. CFFONE: A Cell Phone Support Program for Teens with Cystic Fibrosis
    Kevin Dawkins; Fiscal Year: 2007

Publications

  1. Major vascular malformations of the upper extremity: long-term observation
    T Mendel
    Orthopaedic Hand Service, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109 0328, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 22:302-6
  2. Recent outcome of tympanoplasty in the elderly
    T Saito
    Department of Otolaryngology, Fukui Medical University, Japan
    Otol Neurotol 22:153-7
  3. Acute axis fractures. Analysis of management and outcome in 340 consecutive cases
    K A Greene
    Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Mercy Healthcare Arizona, Phoenix, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 22:1843-52
  4. [Postoperative epidural analgesia--current status, indications and management]
    M Hergert
    Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie des Klinikums Schwerin
    Anaesthesiol Reanim 27:152-9
  5. Management of ingested foreign bodies: a retrospective review of 5240 patients
    H C Lam
    Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
    J Laryngol Otol 115:954-7
  6. The influence of surgical experience on the rate of intraoperative aneurysm rupture and its impact on aneurysm treatment outcome
    E J van Lindert
    Neurosurgical Department, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    Surg Neurol 56:151-6; discussion 156-8
  7. Home intravenous antibiotic therapy programme, 1999
    D Steinmetz
    Hospital-at-Home Department, Health Continuation Management Unit, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel
    J Infect 42:176-80
  8. Baerveldt implant in refractory glaucoma: long-term results and factors influencing outcome
    S Roy
    Hĵpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
    Int Ophthalmol 24:93-100
  9. [Video-assisted thoracic surgery--experience with 586 patients]
    R Galili
    Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Carmel Medical Center and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
    Harefuah 140:91-4, 192
  10. Spinal tuberculosis: a 15 year review at OAUTHC Ile-Ife
    I C Ikem
    I. C. lkem Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, P.O. Box 547, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
    Niger Postgrad Med J 8:22-5

Detail Information

Research Grants62

  1. Family Therapy for Adolescent Bulimia Nervosa
    Daniel le Grange; Fiscal Year: 2005
    ..BN is occurring with increasing frequency among adolescents and preadolescents...
  2. Reducing Obesity & Diabetes in High Risk Youth
    Margaret Grey; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Building on our previous research in teens with type 1 diabetes (T1D) and in minority teens at high-risk for type 2 diabetes (T2D), we propose to develop and ..
  3. Neurobehavioral effects of adolescent GHB
    Ratna Sircar; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Yet in animals, effect of GHB on memory has never been studied. GHB use and abuse is most prevalent among adolescents and young adults, but neurobehavioral and pharmacological effects of GHB in adolescent animals remains unknown...
  4. Biopsychosocial Determinants of Adolescent Obesity/Cardiovascular Risk
    Sheila Gahagan; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..This application involves approximately 620 Chilean adolescents, assessed in infancy, 3 to 5 years and 10 years as part of a NIH-supported cohort study of the behavioral and ..
  5. An Interactive Video Game for HIV Prevention in At-Risk Adolescents
    Lynn Sullivan; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..behavior, but have not been evaluated as a tool to promote protection from HIV transmission in minority early adolescents. A major challenge in HIV prevention for minority adolescents is capturing individuals in their environment - ..
  6. Gendered Social Context of Adolescent HIV Risk Behavior: Family, Peer Group, and
    JEFFREY BINGENHEIMER; Fiscal Year: 2009
    DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Effective interventions are needed to reduce behavioral risk for HIV among adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa...
  7. Nicotine Metabolism and the Development of Addiction in Adolescent Light Smokers
    Mark Rubinstein; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..Objective: To ascertain whether the rate of nicotine metabolism affects adolescents' susceptibility to nicotine addiction...
  8. Prospective Risk and Protective Factors for Suicide and co-occurring Risk Behavio
    Manfred van Dulmen; Fiscal Year: 2009
    Description (Provided by Applicant) Suicide is the 3rd leading cause of death among adolescents and young adults aged 10-24 years (CDC, 2008)...
  9. Efficacy of Optimal Levels of Dietary Dairy on Modulation of Adolescent Weight
    Joan Lappe; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..This may decrease their risk of adult obesity and will provide support for further studies in male adolescents and in younger children...
  10. CFFONE: A Cell Phone Support Program for Teens with Cystic Fibrosis
    Kevin Dawkins; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Until recently, CF patients succumbed to this fatal, inherited lung disease as infants, young children or adolescents. With cutting-edge research spurring medical advances, each decade has shown improved survival, from a median ..
  11. Effects of Gain vs. Loss Frame Sun Protection Messages on Rural Indiana Adolescen
    Hyunyi Cho; Fiscal Year: 2007
    DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Effects of Gain vs. Loss Framed Sun Protection Messages on Rural Indiana Adolescents Abstract Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer, accounting for almost 50% of cancer incidences in the U.S...
  12. PS07-003, Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI)
    CARL SNEED; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..to assess demographics, psychosocial factors (culture), parent-adolescent communication, and HIV risk among adolescents. Separate analyses will be carried out for the parent and child sample...
  13. Youth Violence Exposure: A National Longitudinal Study
    Dean Kilpatrick; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..The original NSA was conducted via telephone with a national household probability sample of 4,023 male and female adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17...
  14. Adolescent Psychopathology: Implications of Co-Morbidity
    Ann Vander Stoep; Fiscal Year: 2009
    ..In children, adolescents, and adults, comorbidity is the rule, rather than the exception...
  15. Alcohol, Marijuana, and Risky Sex: Group Interventions with Detained Adolescents
    Angela Bryan; Fiscal Year: 2009
    DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Adolescents are at great risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV/AIDS, and are one of few HIV risk groups for whom HIV/AIDS incidence is not declining (CDC, 2005a)...
  16. Spiritual Coping and Quality of Life in Adolescents with Chronic Illness
    Sian Cotton; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..improved physical and psychological outcomes in adults, but little is known about religious/spiritual coping in adolescents with a chronic illness, such as asthma...
  17. Developing a Strategic Approach to Management of Adolescents with PID
    Maria Trent; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..If public health professionals and health providers for adolescents fail to consider the differential effects of trial participation on adolescent girls' adherence to therapy ..
  18. Teen Males Reproductive Health Needs & Barriers to Care
    ARIK MARCELL; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..older and minority adolescent males, engage in sexual risk behaviors that result in reproductive problems among adolescents of both genders, including sexually transmitted infections and unintended pregnancy...

Publications126 found, 100 most recent shown here

  1. Major vascular malformations of the upper extremity: long-term observation
    T Mendel
    Orthopaedic Hand Service, University of Michigan Hospitals, Ann Arbor 48109 0328, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 22:302-6
    ..A knowledge of the progressive nature of these lesions and the need for long-term observation are the keystones to the successful management of these challenging yet unresolved problems...
  2. Recent outcome of tympanoplasty in the elderly
    T Saito
    Department of Otolaryngology, Fukui Medical University, Japan
    Otol Neurotol 22:153-7
    ..CONCLUSIONS: There is no contraindication for tympanoplasty in older patients if their physical status is the same or better than what is normal for their chronological age...
  3. Acute axis fractures. Analysis of management and outcome in 340 consecutive cases
    K A Greene
    Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Mercy Healthcare Arizona, Phoenix, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 22:1843-52
    ..Otherwise, nonoperative management is sufficient...
  4. [Postoperative epidural analgesia--current status, indications and management]
    M Hergert
    Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Intensivtherapie des Klinikums Schwerin
    Anaesthesiol Reanim 27:152-9
    ....
  5. Management of ingested foreign bodies: a retrospective review of 5240 patients
    H C Lam
    Division of Otorhinolaryngology, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
    J Laryngol Otol 115:954-7
    ..19 per cent of patients. There was no mortality. This management protocol for ingested foreign bodies was both safe and cost-effective when compared to similar studies reported in the literature...
  6. The influence of surgical experience on the rate of intraoperative aneurysm rupture and its impact on aneurysm treatment outcome
    E J van Lindert
    Neurosurgical Department, University of Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    Surg Neurol 56:151-6; discussion 156-8
    ..8% of NND in all patients with aneurysms. CONCLUSION: Although there seems to be a direct relationship between surgical experience and the risk of IAR, the impact on the overall treatment outcome of cerebral aneurysms is rather limited...
  7. Home intravenous antibiotic therapy programme, 1999
    D Steinmetz
    Hospital-at-Home Department, Health Continuation Management Unit, Clalit Health Services, Haifa and Western Galilee District, Israel
    J Infect 42:176-80
    ..The HIAT program saved $815 000 during 1999. Only minor complications were present. CONCLUSIONS: HIAT is effective, safe, comfortable for the patients, and has an important economical impact...
  8. Baerveldt implant in refractory glaucoma: long-term results and factors influencing outcome
    S Roy
    Hĵpital Ophtalmique Jules Gonin, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
    Int Ophthalmol 24:93-100
    ..CONCLUSION: The Baerveldt implant is effective in lowering intraocular pressure in most patients with refractory glaucoma. Long-term results are promising with satisfactory IOP control...
  9. [Video-assisted thoracic surgery--experience with 586 patients]
    R Galili
    Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Carmel Medical Center and Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, Haifa
    Harefuah 140:91-4, 192
    ..Only 2 patients had thoracotomy for uncontrolled bleeding. Thoracoscopy is a minimally invasive surgical technique with very low morbidity and high diagnostic accuracy. Postoperative recovery is brief and uneventful...
  10. Spinal tuberculosis: a 15 year review at OAUTHC Ile-Ife
    I C Ikem
    I. C. lkem Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex, P.O. Box 547, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
    Niger Postgrad Med J 8:22-5
    ..96% were confined to wheelchair. This study shows that in tuberculosis endemic areas, symptom of back pain especially in the younger age group should be thoroughly investigated as this group constituted the largest affected population...
  11. [Perioperative mortality and morbidity in 1999 with a special reference to age in 466 certified training hospitals of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists--report of Committee on Operating Room Safety of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists]
    K Morita
    Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama 700-8558
    Masui 50:909-21
    ....
  12. Outcomes of cardiopulmonary arrest in an acute rehabilitation setting
    K L Kirschner
    Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University Medical School and The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA
    Am J Phys Med Rehabil 80:92-9
    ..Larger studies are needed to clarify the prognostic role of prior functional status in predicting CPR outcomes, particularly in the context of various diagnostic categories and age groups...
  13. The treatment of port wine stains with a dye laser: a study of 644 patients
    Y Namba
    Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan
    Scand J Plast Reconstr Surg Hand Surg 35:197-202
    ..Patients who had been given previous treatments such as argon laser required about two more laser treatments than those who had not, but there were no clear differences in the efficacy of dye laser treatment between the two groups...
  14. [Enterostomy post emergency enterectomy]
    S Gavrilescu
    Clinica de Chirurgie General, Spitalul Clinic de Urgenţă Bagdasar-Arseni, Sos. Berceni nr. 10, Bucureşti
    Chirurgia (Bucur) 97:441-5
    ..One discusses problems of leading, technique and post-operating nursing. The intestinal reintegration has been made possible at 16 patients after a timing of three of four weeks...
  15. Vitiligo: a retrospective comparative analysis of treatment modalities in 500 patients
    S Handa
    Department of Dermatology, Venereology and Leprology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
    J Dermatol 28:461-6
    ..For the generalised form of the disease, we concluded that all the systemic modalities, oral steroids, PUVASOL and PUVA, are equally efficacious over a period of one year. Phototoxic reactions were, however, more common with PUVASOL...
  16. [Malaria study in the cyclone risk zone: entomological , diagnostic and therapeutic approach in the southeastern region of Madagascar]
    L A Raharimalala
    Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Groupe de Recherche sur le Paludisme, BP 1274-101 Antananarivo-Madagascar
    Arch Inst Pasteur Madagascar 68:79-85
    ..Perhaps equally important in the context of natural disasters is to have the capacity to make a definitive diagnosis, and the dipsticks should be made available...
  17. Results and follow-up of a phase III randomized study of recombinant human-granulocyte stimulating factor as support for immunosuppressive therapy in patients with severe aplastic anaemia
    Eliane Gluckman
    Hospital Saint Louis, Paris, France
    Br J Haematol 119:1075-82
    ..We conclude that lenograstim support of immunosuppressive therapy might be used for patients with severe aplastic anaemia as it significantly enhances neutrophil recovery but does not modify the overall response and survival...
  18. The homograft aortic valve: a 29-year, 99.3% follow up of 1,022 valve replacements
    S Harrocks
    The Prince Charles Hospital and the St Andrew's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
    J Heart Valve Dis 10:334-44; discussion 335
    ..The overall position of the homograft in relationship to other devices is presented...
  19. Surgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma in 500 consecutive cases: clinical characteristics, surgical outcome, complications, and recurrence rate
    K Mori
    Department of Neurosurgery, Juntendo University Izunagaoka Hospital, Shizuoka
    Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 41:371-81
    ..Careful hemostasis and complete replacement of subdural hematoma by normal saline to prevent influx of air into the subdural space will further improve the surgical outcome for patients with CSDH...
  20. Immediate and six-month results of the profile of the Amplatzer septal occluder as assessed by transesophageal echocardiography
    Q L Cao
    Section of Pediatric Cardiology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Chicago Children's Hospital and Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
    Am J Cardiol 88:754-9
    ..The changes in the thickness were related to device size. Larger devices were thicker after being deployed. We conclude that the thickness of the ASO decreases by 42% to 48% within 6 months after deployment, resulting in a lower profile...
  21. Clinical and microbiological follow-up of an outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype Ib
    N Press
    Division of Infectious Diseases, University of British Columbia Vancouver, Canada
    Scand J Infect Dis 33:523-6
    ..The post-infectious pathogenicity of Y. pseudotuberculosis serotype lb is lower than that documented for other serotypes. Antibiotic use did not significantly alter the reported clinical course of illness...
  22. Lateral skull base malignancies
    Benjamin M McGrew
    Hawaiian Island Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialists, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
    Neurosurg Focus 12:e8
    ....
  23. The results of surgical treatment of trigger finger
    G A Turowski
    Department of Surgery, St Mary s Hospital, Waterbury, CT, USA
    J Hand Surg Am 22:145-9
    ....
  24. Clinical experience and results of ESWL treatment for 3,093 urinary calculi with the Storz Modulith SL 20 lithotripter at the Singapore general hospital
    Y M Tan
    Department of Urology, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore
    Scand J Urol Nephrol 36:363-7
    ..8%). To our knowledge, our experience with this lithotriptor is the largest to date. We have demonstrated that ESWL with Storz Modulith SL20 is safe, well tolerated and highly effective for the treatment of urolithiasis...
  25. Crotalid envenomation: the southern Arizona experience
    J T Tokish
    Sections of Orthopedic Surgery, The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, USA
    J Orthop Trauma 15:5-9
    ..They recommend that established objective envenomation severity scores be used to dictate patient treatment, specifically the use of antivenin...
  26. Long-term follow-up study of onychomycosis: cure rate and dropout rate with oral antifungal treatments
    K Iozumi
    Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Japan
    J Dermatol 28:128-36
    ..Notably, the final cure rate of ITCZ therapy went over 90%, suggesting that the low dose continuous therapy, the standard treatment protocol in Japan, was a key contributing factor for the higher cure rate for ITCZ...
  27. Intentional injury treated in community hospitals
    G Luna
    Deaconess Medical Center, Sacred Heart Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital, 104 West Fifth, Suite 350 East, Spokane, WA 99204, USA
    Am J Surg 181:463-5
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Intentional injury is a significant component of trauma care in our community. Patients are seriously injured and the fatality rate is high. Care is expensive and poorly funded...
  28. Serratia bacteremia in a large university hospital: trends in antibiotic resistance during 10 years and implications for antibiotic use
    Sang-Ho Choi
    Division of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
    Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 23:740-7
    ..The potential role of patient-to-patient spread could not be fully evaluated in this retrospective study...
  29. Analysis of tuberculosis surveillance in Hungary in 2000
    J Mester
    3rd Department, Koranyi National Institute for Tuberculosis and Respiratory Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 6:966-73
    ..In addition, some form of surveillance system should be instituted to ensure that mandatory susceptibility testing is performed on all isolates from previously untreated tuberculosis patients...
  30. Retrospective study of a large population of patients affected with mitochondrial disorders: clinical, morphological and molecular genetic evaluation
    M Sciacco
    Centro Dino Ferrari, Istituto di Clinica Neurologica, University of Milan, Italy
    J Neurol 248:778-88
    ....
  31. Epidemiology of incident spinal fracture in a complete population
    R Hu
    Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 21:492-9
    ..Ambulatory care of spine injuries is more common than hospital care. Two peaks of incidence occur-in young men and elderly women. Future decisions for research, public health policy, and resource allocation can be based on these data...
  32. Polymyositis and dermatomyositis: short term and longterm outcome, and predictive factors of prognosis
    I Marie
    Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Rouen-Boisguillaume, Rouen, France
    J Rheumatol 28:2230-7
    ..The presence of poor prognostic factors should prompt both close followup and aggressive therapy in patients with PM/DM...
  33. [Vulvar pathology]
    K Zouhair
    Service de Dermatologie-Vénéréologie, CHU Ibn Rochd, Casablanca, Maroc
    East Mediterr Health J 8:812-8
    ..99%); idiopathic pruritus vulvae: 61 cases (7.7%); and tumour-related conditions: 45 cases (5.6%). The frequency of infectious conditions was over 50% and these were generally sexually transmitted infections...
  34. Expression of death-related proteins in dentate granule cells in human bacterial meningitis
    J Gerber
    Department of Neurology, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Germany
    Brain Pathol 11:422-31
    ..Neuronal expression of caspase-3, bcl-2 and bax suggests an involvement of these proteins in neuronal death...
  35. Listeriosis in Iceland, 1978-2000: a description of cases and molecular epidemiology
    Einar K Hjaltested
    Department of Microbiology, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland
    Scand J Infect Dis 34:735-41
    ..At the same time, food processing and distribution has become increasingly centralized in Iceland, suggesting an increased risk of listeriosis outbreaks...
  36. Anaphylaxis during anaesthesia. Results of a two-year survey in France
    M C Laxenaire
    Département d'Anesthésie-Réanimation, CHU de Nancy, Hĵpital Central, France
    Br J Anaesth 87:549-58
    ..These results are consistent with changes in the epidemiology of anaphylaxis related to anaesthesia and are an incentive for the further development of allergo-anaesthesia clinical networks...
  37. Profile of glaucoma in a major eye hospital in north India
    J Das
    Guru Nanak Eye Centre, Maulana Azad Medical College, University of Delhi, New Delhi
    Indian J Ophthalmol 49:25-30
    ..While PACG is the most commonly encountered glaucoma, NTG and exfoliative glaucoma are relatively rare...
  38. [Perioperative mortality and morbidity in the year 2000 in 520 certified training hospitals of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists: with a special reference to age--report of Japanese Society of Anesthesiologists Committee on Operating Room Safety]
    Kiyoshi Morita
    Department of Anesthesiology and Resuscitology, Okayama University Medical School, Okayama 700-8558
    Masui 51:1285-96
    ..Some of them were preventable with the anesthesiologists' effort in protocol development and skilled assistance...
  39. [Epidemiology of gram negative bacterial septicemias: data from a Tunisian hospital (1996-1998)]
    Dorra Ben Salah
    Laboratoire de bactériologie-virologie CHU Charles Nicolle, Tunis, Tunisie
    Tunis Med 80:245-8
    ..The development of immunology and molecular biology should improve the outcome of these infections but the preventive measures remain the most effective...
  40. Developing palliative care surveillance in Canada: results of a pilot study
    Leslie A Gaudette
    Cancer Division, Centre for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada
    J Palliat Care 18:262-9
    ..SUMMARY: This study generated useful baseline data and identified key issues requiring resolution before establishing a national surveillance system, including the need to track patients across care settings...
  41. [Eyelid injuries: epidemiological aspects]
    H Herzum
    Augenklinik, Universität München
    Ophthalmologe 98:1079-82
    ..This emphasises the necessity for eyelid injuries to be treated primarily by an ophthalmic surgeon, although difficult primary reconstruction and early complications in particular, are relatively rare...
  42. [Acute appendicitis in Crakow population]
    R Anielski
    III Katedra i Klinika Chirurgii Ogólnej, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie
    Przegl Lek 58:1034-7
    ..6/100,000/year on average and showed decreasing trend. 2. General mortality in AA remains at a stable and does not exceed 1%. It is most frequent in patients over 70 irrespectively of the form of AA...
  43. Is classical Hodgkin's disease indeed a single entity?
    Amalia Levy
    Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences and Cancer Research Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
    Leuk Lymphoma 43:1813-8
    ..Cases of NS differ significantly from those of MC-LD-HD with regard to sex and age distribution, and in the expression of several antigens and gene products, including sialylated-CD15, CD30, LMP1 and the p53 and mdm-2 gene products...
  44. Serotyping group B streptococci in a small community hospital: an analysis of distribution and site of isolation
    Jennifer M Smith
    Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25704, USA
    Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol 10:165-9
    ..A GBS vaccine designed against multiple serotypes would be protective for most of this population...
  45. The role of oral contrast administration immediately prior to the computed tomographic evaluation of the blunt trauma victim
    F Nastanski
    Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Building 23, Suite 330, 101 City Drive South, Orange, CA 92868, USA
    Injury 32:545-9
    ..CONCLUSIONS: Oral contrast administration given immediately prior to CT scanning does not increase the risk of clinically significant aspiration and assists in the detection of enteric perforation...
  46. Space infection of the head and neck
    Ling feng Wang
    Department of Otolaryngology, Kaohsiung Medical University, 100 Shih Chuan 1st Road, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan
    Kaohsiung J Med Sci 18:386-92
    ..The combination of accurate diagnosis, effective antibiotic therapy, airway maintenance, and intensive surgical debridement for those who fail to respond to conservative treatment will lead to a good prognosis...
  47. Craniovertebral junction tuberculosis: a review of 29 cases
    A Krishnan
    Department of Radiology, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Bombay, India
    J Comput Assist Tomogr 25:171-6
    ..MRI in these patients provides a sensitive method for the diagnosis of craniovertebral tuberculosis...
  48. Visual outcome in patients with isolated autosomal dominant congenital cataract
    P J Francis
    Institute of Ophthalmology, London, England, UK
    Ophthalmology 108:1104-8
    ..A large number of the patients in this study underwent surgery many years previously, when surgical outcomes were less favorable, and thus the results of this study establish only a minimum acuity dataset for the purposes of counseling...
  49. Do adjustable shunt valves pressure our budget? A retrospective analysis of 541 implanted Codman Hakim programmable valves
    G Zemack
    Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Division of Neurosurgery, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
    Br J Neurosurg 15:221-7
    ..The analysis suggests that the extra cost of the valve is outweighed by the ability to adjust the opening pressure setting non-invasively...
  50. Surgical diagnosis of bronchopulmonary disease in Nigerians: the role of mediastinal biopsy
    E O Odelowo
    Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin, Nigeria
    J Natl Med Assoc 83:1097-101
    ..Diagnostic yield and clinicopathologic concurrence for the 23 mediastinal biopsies were 91.3% and 95.6%, respectively. No deaths were associated with these biopsy procedures...
  51. Clinical and radiologic correlates of frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity
    Nathan Watemberg
    Pediatric Neurology Unit, Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel
    J Clin Neurophysiol 19:535-9
    ..Frontal intermittent rhythmic delta activity was not associated with EEG epileptiform activity. Deep midline lesions, posterior fossa tumors, and hydrocephalus were not detected in this series of patients with FIRDA...
  52. Incidence of venous thromboembolism in hospitalized patients vs community residents
    J A Heit
    Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    Mayo Clin Proc 76:1102-10
    ..This finding emphasizes the need for accurate identification of hospitalized patients at risk for venous thromboembolism and a better understanding of the mechanisms involved so that safe and effective prophylaxis can be implemented...
  53. Mental health problems in a population without a previous modern psychiatric care system
    J N Chabwine
    Faculty of Medicine, Catholic University of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
    Trop Doct 31:206-8
    ..To decrease the burden imposed on mental health institutions by patients consulting for non-mental problems, it is desirable to integrate these institutions with the other components of the healthcare system...
  54. [Invasive aspergillosis: results of an 8-year study]
    Dagmar Rimek
    Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Virologie und Hygiene, Universität Rostock, Abteilung Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Krankenhaushygiene, Erfurt, Germany
    Mycoses 45:18-21
    ....
  55. Mtp-40 and alpha antigen gene fragment amplification for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Colombian clinical specimens
    Rosalba Alfonso
    Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
    Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 97:1157-63
    ..This might be a good supporting tool in difficult clinical TB diagnosis and pauci-bacillary cases...
  56. Susceptibility patterns of Escherichia coli: prevalence of multidrug-resistant isolates and extended spectrum beta-lactamase phenotype
    M Iqbal
    Department of Medicine, Shifa College of Medicine and International Hospital, Islamabad
    J Pak Med Assoc 52:407-11
    ..Multidrug-resistant isolates, including third generation cephalosporins and quinolones, are very common. ESBL production may contribute to this high level resistance against beta-lactams...
  57. Status epilepticus arising de novo in hospitalized patients: an analysis of 41 patients
    N Delanty
    Department of Neurology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
    Seizure 10:116-9
    ..Prognosis is poor, and appears to be more related to underlying conditions rather than to status duration. More accurate prospective studies are warranted...
  58. Molluscum contagiosum: histologic patterns and associated lesions. A study of 578 cases
    B Cribier
    Laboratoire d'Histopathologie Cutanée, Clinique Dermatologique des Hôpitaux Universitaires, Strasbourg, France
    Am J Dermatopathol 23:99-103
    ..3% of the cases. Clinical accuracy varied according to the age, localization, and histologic pattern of MC. Pseudocystic MC, giant MC, and MC associated with other lesions were responsible for frequent clinical misdiagnosis...
  59. Trends in species causing fungaemia in a tertiary care medical centre over 12 years
    P N Malani
    Department of Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor 48105, USA
    Mycoses 44:446-9
    ..glabrata and decreasing isolation of C. albicans were associated with increasing usage of fluconazole, but changes in the proportion of fungaemias due to other species appeared to have no association with fluconazole usage...
  60. Adolescents and access to health care
    J D Klein
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, NY
    Bull N Y Acad Med 70:219-35
    The developmental characteristics and health behaviors of adolescents make the availability of certain services--including reproductive health services, diagnosis and treatment of sexually transmitted disease, mental health and substance ..
  61. Home and videotape intervention delays early complementary feeding among adolescent mothers
    M M Black
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA
    Pediatrics 107:E67
    ..Despite these recommendations, many infants, particularly those with adolescent mothers, receive solid foods (often cereal mixed with formula in a bottle) and liquids other than formula or ..
  62. Underweight and overweight among children and adolescents in Tuscany (Italy). Prevalence and short-term trends
    G Lazzeri
    CREPS, Research Centre for Health Promotion and Education, University of Siena, Italy
    J Prev Med Hyg 49:13-21
    ..to monitor prevalence rates and trends in thinness and overweight (including obesity) among children and adolescents at different levels: international, national and sub-national...
  63. Postprandial hyperlipidemia after a fat loading test in minority adolescents with type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity
    Vatcharapan Umpaichitra
    Pediatric Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, USA
    J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab 17:853-64
    The continuing increase in the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2) and obesity in children and adolescents is attributable to excessive caloric intake...
  64. Gender and sexual maturation-dependent contrasts in the neuroregulation of growth hormone secretion in prepubertal and late adolescent males and females--a general clinical research center-based study
    J D Veldhuis
    Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Biomathematical Technology, University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville 22908, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 85:2385-94
    ..Pulsatile GH release rose in adolescents due to a 2.25-fold greater GH secretory burst mass (P = 0.00011), which reflected joint 1...
  65. The effects of metformin on body mass index and glucose tolerance in obese adolescents with fasting hyperinsulinemia and a family history of type 2 diabetes
    M Freemark
    Department of Pediatrics, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
    Pediatrics 107:E55
    OBJECTIVES: The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in American adolescents has increased markedly during the past generation...
  66. Cultural perceptions of healthy weight in rural Appalachian youth
    K J Williams
    Marshall University, Huntington, West Virginia, USA
    Rural Remote Health 8:932
    ..activity and poor dietary habits are two primary causes of obesity that have been noted in West Virginia adolescents. Few existing data describes the decisional balance in performing lifestyle behaviors, nor the perceptions of ..
  67. Testing for Chlamydia and sexual history taking in adolescent females: results from a statewide survey of Colorado primary care providers
    K C Torkko
    Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, CO 80220, USA
    Pediatrics 106:E32
    ..5%. Only 53.8% of providers reported regularly testing sexually active female adolescents for chlamydia; 71.8% of providers regularly took a sexual history...
  68. Calcium homeostasis in 40 adolescents with beta-thalassemia major: a case-control study of the effects of intramuscular injection of a megadose of cholecalciferol
    Ashraf Soliman
    Department of Pediatrics, Hamad Medical Center, Doha, Qatar
    Pediatr Endocrinol Rev 6:149-54
    The prevalence of disturbed calcium homeostasis in adolescents with beta thalassemia major (T) varies among different populations...
  69. A biomechanical comparison of the fastball and curveball in adolescent baseball pitchers
    Carl W Nissen
    Elite Sports Medicine, Connecticut Children s Medical Center, 399 Farmington Avenue, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA
    Am J Sports Med 37:1492-8
    BACKGROUND: The incidence of shoulder and elbow injuries in adolescent baseball players is rapidly increasing...
  70. Pediatrician and family physician prescription of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
    J L Rushton
    Division of General Pediatrics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 0718, USA
    Pediatrics 105:E82
    OBJECTIVES: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) prescriptions for children and adolescents have increased greatly in recent years despite a paucity of demonstrated safety and efficacy data and a lack of clear guidelines for use...
  71. Significant ventilatory functional restriction in adolescents with mild or moderate scoliosis during maximal exercise tolerance test
    Carlos Barrios
    Department of Surgery, Valencia University Medical School, Valencia, Spain
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 30:1610-5
    ..scoliosis patients with mild and moderate curves and to compare them with the results obtained in healthy adolescents matched in age undergoing similar test...
  72. [Plasma metastin in adolescent polycystic ovary syndrome.]
    Xiao Li Chen
    Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat Sen University, Guangzhou 510120, China
    Zhonghua Fu Chan Ke Za Zhi 44:745-9
    OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to investigate the correlationship between plasma metastin and pathogenesis of adolescent women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS: From Jan. 2006 to Jun...
  73. Adolescents' reports of parental knowledge of adolescents' use of sexual health services and their reactions to mandated parental notification for prescription contraception
    Rachel K Jones
    The Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10005, USA
    JAMA 293:340-8
    ..DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: A total of 1526 female adolescents younger than 18 years seeking reproductive health services at a national sample of 79 family planning ..
  74. Preventing tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis among adolescents: use of tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccines recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
    Karen R Broder
    Epidemiology and Surveillance Division, National Immunization Program, CDC, USA
    MMWR Recomm Rep 55:1-34
    ..tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) products formulated for use in adolescents (and, for one product, use in adults) were licensed in the United States (BOOSTRIX, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals,..
  75. Delaying second births among adolescent mothers: a randomized, controlled trial of a home-based mentoring program
    Maureen M Black
    Department of Pediatrics, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 737 W Lombard St, Room 161, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    Pediatrics 118:e1087-99
    CONTEXT: Rates of rapid second births among low-income black adolescent mothers range from 20% to 50%. Most efforts to prevent rapid second births have been unsuccessful...
  76. Reducing the lifetime risk of cancer from spinal radiographs among people with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis
    A R Levy
    Department of Medicine, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 21:1540-7; discussion 1548
    ..Cumulative x-ray doses were in general higher in adolescents who were referred as younger teenagers than at later ages, and doses increased with the size of the spinal ..
  77. [Injuries among children and adolescents (1-17 years) and implementation of safety measures. Results of the nationwide German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS)]
    H Kahl
    Robert Koch Institut, Berlin, BRD
    Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz 50:718-27
    ..accidents and to accident protective measures in the Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents (KiGGS) aimed at extending our knowledge of age- and gender-specific injuries and to identify risk groups and ..
  78. Regulation of the growth hormone-insulin-like growth factor I axis in developing and adult monkeys is affected by estradiol replacement and supplementation with insulin-like growth factor I
    M E Wilson
    Yerkes Primate Research Center of Emory University, Lawrenceville, Georgia 30043, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 83:2018-28
    ..Adult ovariectomized females were compared to ovariectomized adolescent females studied from 18-36 months of age, a period encompassing the juvenile phase through the expected age at ..
  79. Physician attitudes and preferences about combined Tdap vaccines for adolescents
    Mathew M Davis
    Child Health Evaluation and Research Unit, Division of General Pediatrics, General R Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109 0456, USA
    Am J Prev Med 31:176-80
    ..Combined tetanus toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine (Tdap) boosters for adolescents are a new strategy to prevent pertussis...
  80. A comparative study of adoloscents' perceived stress and health outcomes among adolescent mothers and their infants in Lesotho
    E M Yako
    University of Fort Hare, Department of Nursing Sciences, PO Box 1054, East London
    Curationis 30:15-25
    ..Never-pregnant adolescents served as a comparison group on perceived stress...
  81. Adolescent vs. adult-onset nicotine self-administration in male rats: duration of effect and differential nicotinic receptor correlates
    Edward D Levin
    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Duke University Medical Center, USA Department of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology, Duke University Medical Center, USA
    Neurotoxicol Teratol 29:458-65
    Adolescence is the life stage when tobacco addiction typically begins. Adolescent neurobehavioral development may be altered by nicotine self-administration in a way that persistently potentiates addiction...
  82. Adolescent propensity for depressed mood and help seeking: race and gender differences
    Bisakha Sen
    Department of Healthcare Organization and Policy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Ryals Bldg 330, 1665 University Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35294, USA
    J Ment Health Policy Econ 7:133-45
    ..However, while there exists evidence that most adolescents suffering from the above problems fail to seek (and obtain) help, the role of race and gender in determining ..
  83. [Mass media consumption in adolescence]
    A Bercedo Sanz
    Centro de Salud Meruelo, San Miguel de Meruelo, Cantabria, Spain
    An Pediatr (Barc) 63:516-25
    OBJECTIVES: To describe mass media use in teenagers (television, mobile phones, computers, Internet and video games) and to analyze its influence on teenagers' health and development...
  84. Impact of obesity on glucose and lipid profiles in adolescents at different age groups in relation to adulthood
    Gilles Plourde
    Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
    BMC Fam Pract 3:18
    ..01) associated with all anthropometric measurements either in male and female adolescents. WC:AC, CPR, STR and SUM are stronger predictors of both glucose and lipid profiles than BMI...
  85. Acute effects of ethanol on social behavior of adolescent and adult rats: role of familiarity of the test situation
    Elena I Varlinskaya
    Developmental Psychobiology, Department of Psychology, Binhamton University, Binghamton, New York 13902 6000, USA
    Alcohol Clin Exp Res 26:1502-11
    ..5 g/kg of ethanol significantly increased social investigation and play fighting in adolescents tested in the familiar environment...
  86. T-lymphocyte subsets in HIV-infected and high-risk HIV-uninfected adolescents: retention of naive T lymphocytes in HIV-infected adolescents. The Adolescent Medicine HIV/AIDS Research Network
    S D Douglas
    Department of Pediatrics, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 19104 4318, USA
    Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 154:375-80
    BACKGROUND: The capacity of the immune system of adolescents to generate and repopulate naive and memory cell populations under conditions of normal homeostasis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is largely unknown...
  87. Association of adolescents' history of sexually transmitted disease (STD) and their current high-risk behavior and STD status: a case for intensifying clinic-based prevention efforts
    Ralph J Diclemente
    Rollins School of Public Health, Department of Behavioral Sciences and Health Education, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA
    Sex Transm Dis 29:503-9
    ..78; 95% CI = 0.45-1.37; = 0.38). CONCLUSION: Among this sample of female adolescents, past STD diagnosis was an indicator of current high-risk sexual activity and increased risk for two common ..
  88. [Contribution of dissociative symptoms to antisocial behavior in a sample of high-school students]
    H Chabrol
    Centre d études et de recherches en psychopathologie, Université de Toulouse Le Mirail, 31000 Toulouse, France
    Encephale 35:52-6
    ..The link between dissociative disorders and delinquent behavior has been reported in forensic and clinical adolescents. Despite the frequency of dissociative symptoms in nonclinical adolescents, the relation between dissociative ..
  89. Does scoliosis have a psychological impact and does gender make a difference?
    W K Payne
    Twin Cities Scoliosis Spine Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
    Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 22:1380-4
    ..CONCLUSION: Scoliosis is a significant risk factor for psychosocial issues and health-compromising behavior. Gender differences exist in male and female adolescents with scoliosis.
  90. Trends in prescriptions for antidepressant pharmacotherapy among US children and adolescents diagnosed with depression, 1990 through 2001: an assessment of accordance with treatment recommendations from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychia
    Tracy L Skaer
    Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164 6510, USA
    Clin Ther 31:1478-87
    ..reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) as first-line pharmacotherapy for the treatment of depression among children and adolescents. Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) were not recommended because of insufficient efficacy evidence, as well as ..
  91. TH1 and TH2 cytokine mRNA and protein levels in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive and HIV-seronegative youths
    Steven D Douglas
    Division of Allergy Immunology, Joseph Stokes, Jr Research Institute, The Children s Hospital of Philadelphia, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA
    Clin Diagn Lab Immunol 10:399-404
    ..of cytokines in children and adults, no data are available on cytokine production in healthy or HIV-infected adolescents. We analyzed and characterized cytokine mRNA and protein levels for gamma interferon, interleukin 2 (IL-2), IL-..
  92. Breast disease in children and adolescents in eastern Nigeria--a five-year study
    B C Ozumba
    Department of Radiation Medicine, Provost, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu, Nigeria
    J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 22:169-72
    AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: (1) To define the spectrum of breast diseases in the children and adolescents in Eastern Nigeria...
  93. Watching sex on television predicts adolescent initiation of sexual behavior
    Rebecca L Collins
    RAND, 1700 Main St, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA
    Pediatrics 114:e280-9
    ..DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: We conducted a national longitudinal survey of 1792 adolescents, 12 to 17 years of age...
  94. Reading the signs: impact of signed versus written questionnaires on the prevalence of psychopathology among deaf adolescents
    Andy Cornes
    Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service CAMHS, Alder Hey Hospital, Royal Liverpool Children s NHS Trust, c o St Theresa s Catholic Junior School, Utting Avenue East, Liverpool L11 1DD, UK
    Aust N Z J Psychiatry 40:665-73
    ..METHOD: Twenty-nine male and 25 female adolescents with severe or profound hearing loss from public and private schools in the Australian States of Tasmania (n ..