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Reducing Children's Television Viewing to Prevent Obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Robinson, Thomas N

“…CONTEXT Some observational studies have found an association between television viewing and child and adolescent adiposity. OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of…”
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Television viewing and childhood obesity by Robinson, T N

“…Children spend a substantial portion of their lives watching television. Investigators have hypothesized that television viewing causes obesity by one or more…”
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Major mesh-related complications following hernia repair : Events reported to the Food and Drug Administration by ROBINSON, T. N, CLARKE, J. H, SCHOEN, J, WALSH, M. D

“…Mesh material affects complications following hernia repair. Medical device reports on the use of surgical mesh for hernia repair were reviewed from the Food…”
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Visual illusions and plate design: the effects of plate rim widths and rim coloring on perceived food portion size by McClain, A D, van den Bos, W, Matheson, D, Desai, M, McClure, S M, Robinson, T N

“…Objective: The Delboeuf Illusion affects perceptions of the relative sizes of concentric shapes. This study was designed to extend research on the application…”
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Sleep duration, timing, variability and measures of adiposity among 8‐ to 12‐year‐old children with obesity by Zhou, M., Lalani, C., Banda, J. A., Robinson, T. N.

“…Summary Objectives Sleep disruption in laboratory studies increases adiposity and decreases glucose tolerance. However, few epidemiological studies have used…”
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Minimally invasive surgery by Robinson, T N, Stiegmann, G V

“…Minimally invasive surgery is replacing the traditional open surgical approach for many abdominal procedures. The benefits of reduced pain, quicker return of…”
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Design and implementation of a randomized controlled social and mobile weight loss trial for young adults (project SMART) by Patrick, K, Marshall, S.J, Davila, E.P, Kolodziejczyk, J.K, Fowler, J.H, Calfas, K.J, Huang, J.S, Rock, C.L, Griswold, W.G, Gupta, A, Merchant, G, Norman, G.J, Raab, F, Donohue, M.C, Fogg, B.J, Robinson, T.N

“…Abstract Purpose To describe the theoretical rationale, intervention design, and clinical trial of a two-year weight control intervention for young adults…”
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Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents by Dietz, W H, Robinson, T N

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Laparoscopic palliation of polycystic liver disease by ROBINSON, T. N, STIEGMANN, G. V, EVERSON, G. T

“…The role of laparoscopic surgery in the management of polycystic liver disease (PCLD) is not well defined. The authors hypothesized that laparoscopic…”
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Ethnic Variation in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Children and Young Adults: Findings From the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994 by Winkleby, Marilyn A, Robinson, Thomas N, Sundquist, Jan, Kraemer, Helena C

“…CONTEXT Knowledge about ethnic differences in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors among children and young adults from national samples is limited…”
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Does Television Cause Childhood Obesity? by Robinson, Thomas N

“…An editorial discusses a study on the relationship between the number of hours spent watching TV and obesity among children. Reduced physical activity and…”
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Television and Music Video Exposure and Risk of Adolescent Alcohol Use by Robinson, Thomas N, Chen, Helen L, Killen, Joel D

“…Alcohol use is frequently portrayed in television programming and advertising. Exposure to media portrayals of alcohol use may lead to increased drinking. To…”
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Minimally invasive surgery by Robinson, T N, Stiegmann, G V

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Does television viewing increase obesity and reduce physical activity? Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses among adolescent girls by Robinson, T.N, Hammer, L.D, Killen, J.D, Kraemer, H.C, Wilson, D.M, Hayward, C, Taylor, C.B

“…To examine the relationships between hours of television viewing and adiposity and physical activity among female adolescents, a cohort study with follow-up…”
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Does the camera add 10 pounds? Media use, perceived importance of appearance, and weight concerns among teenage girls by Borzekowski, Dina L.G, Robinson, Thomas N, Killen, Joel D

“…Purpose: To examine the relationship between use of electronic media and perceived importance of appearance and weight concerns among adolescent girls…”
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A homeotic gene cluster patterns the anteroposterior body axis of C. elegans by Wang, B B, Müller-Immergluck, M M, Austin, J, Robinson, N T, Chisholm, A, Kenyon, C

“…In insects and vertebrates, clusters of Antennapedia class homeobox (HOM-C) genes specify anteroposterior body pattern. The nematode C. elegans also contains a…”
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Learning causes reorganization of neuronal firing patterns to represent related experiences within a hippocampal schema by McKenzie, Sam, Robinson, Nick T M, Herrera, Lauren, Churchill, Jordana C, Eichenbaum, Howard

“…According to schema theory as proposed by Piaget and Bartlett, learning involves the assimilation of new memories into networks of preexisting knowledge, as…”
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Management of major bile duct injury associated with laparoscopic cholecystectomy by ROBINSON, T. N, STIEGMANN, G. V, DURHAM, J. D, JOHNSON, S. I, WACHS, M. E, SERRA, A. D, KUMPE, D. A

“…Bile duct injury is a major complication of laparoscopic cholecystectomy. The purpose of this study was to evaluate our management strategy and outcomes for…”
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Ethnicity and body dissatisfaction: Are Hispanic and Asian girls at increased risk for eating disorders? by Robinson, Thomas N., Killen, Joel D., Litt, Iris F., Hammer, Lawrence D., Wilson, Darrell M., Haydel, K. Farish, Hayward, Chris, Taylor, C. Barr

“…To compare prevalences and correlates of body dissatisfaction among white, Hispanic, and Asian girls. A total of 939 6th and 7th grade girls (mean age 12.4…”
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Prospective Study of Risk Factors for the Initiation of Cigarette Smoking by Killen, Joel D, Robinson, Thomas N, Haydel, K. Farish, Hayward, Chris, Wilson, Darrell M, Hammer, Lawrence D, Litt, Iris F, Taylor, C. Barr

“…Risk factors for the initiation of cigarette smoking were examined in 2 consecutive cohorts of teenagers ( N = 1,901). Students in Cohort 1 were followed over…”
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