“…We analyzed self-reported questionnaire data obtained from 723 adults and 285 children/adolescents. HRQOL was assessed using the SF-36 survey instrument, while data were also collected for sociodemographic characteristics, the prevalence of selected health conditions, and lifestyle related behaviours (e.g., smoking) of participants. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…In 2005 varicella vaccination was added to the Veneto Region routine immunization schedule for all children at 14 months of age and 12 year-old susceptible adolescents through an active and a free of charge offer. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…The age of the youth influenced parents and caregivers' responses, and disclosure to adolescents was more frequently supported than disclosure to children. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…OBJECTIVE: Familial predisposition to hypertension has been associated with the development of diabetic nephropathy in adults, but there are limited data in adolescents. Our aim was to assess whether parental ambulatory blood pressure (ABP) was associated with ABP and albumin excretion in young offspring with type 1 diabetes. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…Adherence rates were lower in adolescents (12-17 years old). Health-related quality of life improved by 20% in patients using MF-DPI once-daily in the evening and by 14% in patients using MF-DPI twice-daily. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…BACKGROUND: Reliable, valid, and easy-to-administer instruments to identify possible caseness and to provide proxies for clinical diagnoses are needed in epidemiological research on child and adolescent mental health. The aim of this study is to provide further validity data for a parent telephone interview focused on Autism - Tics, Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), and other Comorbidities (A-TAC), for which reliability and preliminary validation data have been previously reported. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…In light of the limited research in this area, this study aims to examine factors associated with HRQOL among children and adolescents with thalassemia in Thailand. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in three selected hospitals in Thailand during June to November 2006. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…The average age at which young people in Europe start to drink is twelve and a half, and during the last decade, the quantity of alcohol consumed by younger adolescents in the UK has increased. Families are known to play an important role in shaping young people's alcohol misuse, although family risk and protective factors associated with misuse in a UK context are in need of further investigation. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…This study aimed to describe the rates of recurrent episodes of RF, quantify adherence to secondary prophylaxis, and examine the effects of medication adherence to the rates of RF in a cohort of Brazilian children and adolescents with RF. METHODS: This retrospective study took place in the Pediatric Rheumatology outpatient clinic at a tertiary care hospital (Instituto de Puericultura e Pediatria Martagão Gesteira) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and included patients with a diagnosis of RF from 1985 to 2005. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…The patients were divided into three groups: adolescent idiopathic (group 1), spastic neuromuscular (group 2) and paralytic neuromuscular (group 3). …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…CONCLUSIONS: The EDQLS is responsive to change in geographically diverse and clinically heterogeneous programs over a relatively short time period in adolescents and adults. It shows promise as an outcome measure for both research and clinical practice.…”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…Future research should also examine how best to promote cycling in children and adolescents and through workplaces. Whether interventions to promote cycling result in an increase in overall physical activity or changes in anthropometric measures is unclear.…”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We analyzed a genomic region (364.9 kb) encompassing the MC4R in GWAS data of 424 obesity trios (extremely obese child/adolescent and both parents). SNP rs12970134 showed the lowest p-value (p = 0.004; relative risk for the obesity effect allele: 1.37); conditional analyses on this SNP revealed that 7 of 78 analyzed SNPs provided independent signals (p≤0.05). …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…METHODS: Data were drawn from the Returning Educated African-American and Latino Men to Enriched Neighborhoods (REAL MEN) study conducted between 2003-2007, which tracked 552 adolescents during their time in a New York City jail and 397 of them one year after their release. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…Literature described Hueter-Volkmann theory regarding disc and vertebral wedging, and muscular imbalance for the progression of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. However, many authors reported spontaneous resolution of curves also without any reason for that and the rate of resolution reported is almost 25%. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…Severity of depressive symptomatology, suicidal intent and other symptoms, proportions of the subjects who reported SB-preceding life events and life problems, and childhood and adolescent abuse were comparable to those of the previous studies conducted in medical or emergency service settings. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso

“…BACKGROUND: In the United States, nearly half of high school students are sexually active, and adolescents experience high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. …”
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso
Enlace del recurso