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The Association Between Health Risk Behaviors and Sexual Orientation Among a School-based Sample of Adolescents by Garofalo, Robert, Wolf, R. Cameron, Kessel, Shari, Palfrey, Judith, DuRant, Robert H

“…This study is one of the first to examine the association between sexual orientation and health risk behaviors among a representative, school-based sample of…”
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Victimization, use of violence, and drug use at school among male adolescents who engage in same-sex sexual behavior by DuRant, Robert H., Krowchuk, Daniel P., Sinal, Sara H.

“…Objective: To examine the relationship between the number of male sexual partners of adolescent males and the frequency of victimization at school, missed…”
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The relationship among television watching, physical activity, and body composition of young children by DURANT, R. H, BARANOWSKI, T, JOHNSON, M, THOMPSON, W. O

“…Television watching has been reported to be associated with obesity, resting energy expenditure, and lower daily physical activity among both children and…”
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Anabolic-steroid use, strength training, and multiple drug use among adolescents in the United States by DURANT, R. H, ESCOBEDO, L. G, HEATH, G. W

“…This study examined the relationships between anabolic-steroid use and the use of other drugs, sports participation, strength training, and school performance…”
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Use of Multiple Drugs among Adolescents Who Use Anabolic Steroids by DuRant, Robert H, Rickert, Vaughn I, Ashworth, Carolyn Seymore, Newman, Cheryl, Slavens, Gregory

“…It is estimated that 1 million people in the United States are spending more than $100 million a year on black-market anabolic steroids 1 – 3 . Habitual use of…”
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Factors associated with the use of violence among urban black adolescents by DuRant, R H, Cadenhead, C, Pendergrast, R A, Slavens, G, Linder, C W

“…The purpose of this study was to examine social and psychological factors associated with the use and nonuse of violence among Black adolescents living in a…”
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Exposure to violence and victimization, depression, substance use, and the use of violence by young adolescents by DuRant, Robert H., Altman, David, Wolfson, Mark, Barkin, Shari, Kreiter, Shelley, Krowchuk, Daniel

“…Objective: To examine the relationships among exposure to violence; tobacco, alcohol, and other substance use; depression; church attendance; and the use of…”
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Tobacco and alcohol use behaviors portrayed in music videos: a content analysis by DuRant, R H, Rome, E S, Rich, M, Allred, E, Emans, S J, Woods, E R

“…Music videos from five genres of music were analyzed for portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use and for portrayals of such behaviors in conjunction with…”
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Gender Differences in Risk Behaviors Among Adolescents Who Experience Date Fighting by Kreiter, Shelley R, Krowchuk, Daniel P, Woods, Charles R, Sinal, Sara H, MD, Michael R. Lawless, DuRant, Robert H

“…Although dating violence frequently begins during adolescence, few studies have focused on date fighting in middle and high school students. Fewer studies have…”
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The association of sexual risk behaviors and problem drug behaviors in high school students by Shrier, Lydia A., Emans, S. Jean, Woods, Elizabeth R., DuRant, Robert H.

“…To examine the associations among early age of onset of sexual intercourse and drug use, lifetime and current problem drug behaviors, and sexual risk…”
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The association between adolescent spirituality and voluntary sexual activity by Holder, David W, DuRant, Robert H, Harris, Treniece L, Daniel, Jessica Henderson, Obeidallah, Dawn, Goodman, Elizabeth

“…Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the spectrum of adolescent spirituality and to determine the association between dimensions of spirituality…”
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Eating patterns, physical activity, and attempts to change weight among adolescents by Middleman, Amy B., Vazquez, Isabel, Durant, Robert H.

“…To determine eating patterns and demographic and dietary factors associated with adolescents' attempts to change weight. Data from students participating in…”
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Observations on physical activity in physical locations: age, gender, ethnicity, and month effects by Baranowski, T, Thompson, W O, DuRant, R H, Baranowski, J, Puhl, J

“…The level of physical activity of 3- and 4-year-old children was assessed in alternative physical locations by month and time of day and by age, gender, and…”
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High-risk behaviors among high school students in Massachusetts who use anabolic steroids by MIDDLEMAN, A. B, FAULKNER, A. H, WOODS, E. R, EMANS, S. J, DURANT, R. H

“…To assess the association between the frequency of anabolic steroid use and the frequency of other health risk and problem behaviors among high school students…”
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The Associations of Suicide Attempts in Adolescents by Woods, Elizabeth R, Lin, Yvonne G, Middleman, Amy, Beckford, Patricia, Chase, Louise, DuRant, Robert H

“…Suicide completion has increased in the United States among 15- to 24-year-olds from 4.5 per 100 000 (1950) to 13.2 per 100 000 (1990). Suicide attempts have…”
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Gambling and Other Risk Behaviors Among 8th- to 12th-Grade Students by Proimos, Jenny, DuRant, Robert H, Pierce, Judith Dwyer, Goodman, Elizabeth

“…To examine the associations between a self-reported history of gambling or problems related to gambling and health risk behaviors in adolescence. An anonymous…”
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Exposure to violence and victimization and depression, hopelessness, and purpose in life among adolescents living in and around public housing by DuRant, R H, Getts, A, Cadenhead, C, Emans, S J, Woods, E R

“…This study examines the relationships between exposure to violence and depression, hopelessness, and purpose in life among black adolescents living in or…”
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Aggressors or Victims: Gender and Race in Music Video Violence by Rich, Michael, Woods, Elizabeth R, Goodman, Elizabeth, Emans, S. Jean, DuRant, Robert H

“…To examine portrayals of violence in popular music videos for patterns of aggression and victimization by gender and race. Content analysis of 518 music videos…”
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Reliabilities of short substance abuse screening tests among adolescent medical patients by KNIGHT, J. R, GOODMAN, E, PULERWITZ, T, DURANT, R. H

“…To determine the internal consistency and 1-week test-retest reliability of the Simple Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (SSI-AOD), the…”
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Adolescent sexual victimization, use of alcohol and other substances, and other health risk behaviors by Champion, Heather L.O., Foley, Kristie Long, Durant, Robert H., Hensberry, Rebecca, Altman, David, Wolfson, Mark

“…To examine the relationship between substance use, other health risk behaviors, and sexual victimization among adolescent females. A cross-sectional telephone…”
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