Search Results - "Ferrence, R G"

Body mass index and mortality in women: follow-up of the Canadian National Breast Screening Study cohort by JAIN, M. G, MILLER, A. B, ROHAN, T. E, REHM, J. T, BONDY, S. J, ASHLEY, M. J, COHEN, J. E, FERRENCE, R. G

“…The present study was conducted to examine the relationship between obesity and all-cause mortality in women. The subjects were women enrolled from 1980 to…”
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Alcohol and breast cancer mortality in a cohort study by JAIN, M. G, FERRENCE, R. G, REHM, J. T, BONDY, S. J, ROHAN, T. E, ASHLEY, M. J, COHEN, J. E, MILLER, A. B

“…Available epidemiological evidence indicates that alcohol intake is associated with a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Plausible biological pathways…”
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How Canadian Legislators View Health Promotion: Does Party Affiliation Matter? by Ashley, Mary Jane, Cohen, Joanna E., Northrup, David A., Ferrence, Roberta G.

“…Ashley et al describe the view of Canadian legislators on selected aspects of health promotion. Given the emphasis on political party that characterizes the…”
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Statistical control in research on alcohol and tobacco: an example from research on alcohol and mortality by Kozlowski, L T, Ferrence, R G

“…Many of the major studies of deaths related to alcohol use report evidence for a U-shaped relationship between mortality and consumption, with abstainers…”
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Tobacco Industry Campaign Contributions in Ontario, 1990-95 by Alexander, Dianne L., Cohen, Joanna E., Ferrence, Roberta G., Ashley, Mary Jane, Northrup, David A., Pollard, John S.

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Sex Differences in Cigarette Smoking in Canada, 1900-1978: A Reconstructed Cohort Study by FERRENCE, ROBERTA G.

“…Explanations of sex differences in smoking behaviour have tended to exclude broader social, economic and cultural variables. The purpose of this study is to…”
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Youth Smoking in Ontario 1981-1997: A Cause for Concern by Hobbs, Frances M., Pickett, William, Ferrence, Roberta G., Brown, K. Stephen, Madill, Cheryl, Adlaf, Edward M.

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Tobacco use: a perspective for alcohol and drug researchers by Kozlowski, L T, Ferrence, R G, Corbit, T

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Drug Abuse Prevention Programs by Ferrence, Roberta G., Kozlowski, Lynn T., Ellickson, Phyllis L., Bell, Robert M.

“…Abstract only…”
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Preventing Smoking and Other Drug Use: Let the Buyers Beware and the Interventions Be Apt by KOZLOWSKI, LYNN T., COAMBS, ROBERT B., FERRENCE, ROBERTA G., ADLAF, EDWARD M.

“…Those concerned with smoking prevention programs in the schools may be misled by a recent report that "we know what works; now let's make it happen." The…”
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Pack Size, Reported Cigarette Smoking Rates, and the Heaviness of Smoking by KOZLOWSKI, LYNN T., HEATHERTON, TODD F., FERRENCE, ROBERTA G.

“…Three distinct samples show that pack size is highly associated with individual reports of daily cigarette intake, confirming an earlier report based on…”
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Drinking and the prevention of coronary heart disease: findings, issues and public health policy by FERRENCE, R. G, TRUSCOTT, S, WHITEHEAD, P. C

“…Claims that the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages prevents coronary heart disease are reviewed in an analysis of recent literature. Reports of such…”
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Sex and Age Patterns in Self-Injury by Jarvis, George K., Ferrence, Roberta G., Johnson, F. Gordon, Whitehead, Paul C.

“…Age and sex differences in rates of self-injury are prominent and relatively unexplained. A prospective study of self-injury patients resident in London,…”
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Self-Injury in London, Canada: A Prospective Study by JOHNSON, F. GORDON, FRANKEL, B. GAIL, FERRENCE, ROBERTA G., JARVIS, GEORGE K., WHITEHEAD, PAUL C.

“…Self-destructive behaviour with nonfatal outcome ('self-injury') was examined in a two-year prospective study carried out in London, Ontario, Canada, between…”
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Fatal crashes among Michigan youth following reduction of the legal drinking age by Ferrence, R G, Whitehead, P C

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Collision behavior of young drivers. Impact of the change in the age of majority by Whitehead, P C, Craig, J, Langford, N, MacArthur, C, Stanton, B, Ferrence, R G

“…A comparison of the number of collisions experienced by young male drivers in London, Ontario, before and after the reduction in the legal age for drinking and…”
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Prevention of drug overdosage: current strategies and implications for policy by Ferrence, R G

“…The efficacy of using secondary and tertiary prevention approaches for drug overdosage has been questioned. This paper examines new approaches that are…”
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The ecology of self-injury: a multivariate approach by Jarvis, G K, Ferrence, R G, Whitehead, P C, Johnson, F G

“…In an ecological study of the distribution of self-injury in London, Canada, the authors found that self-injury occurred more frequently in the central areas…”
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Factors affecting reported rates of self-injury by Ferrence, R G, Johnson, F G

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Drinking and self-injury: toward untangling the dynamics by Frankel, B G, Ferrence, R G, Johnson, F G, Whitehead, P C

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