La actividad sexual temprana en la adolescencia, representa un problema de salud pública
por las consecuencias que conlleva, como el embarazo adolescente, el aumento de las …

The primary statistical challenge that must be addressed when using cross‐sectional data to
estimate the consequences of consuming addictive substances is the likely endogeneity of …

Resumen HOLGUIN M, Yuri Paulin et al. Factores asociados al inicio de la actividad sexual
en adolescentes de Tuluá, Colombia. Rev. chil. obstet. ginecol.[online]. 2013, vol. 78, n. 3 …

What drug provides Americans with the greatest pleasure and the greatest pain? The
answer, hands down, is alcohol. The pain comes not only from drunk driving and lost lives …

PURPOSE: To explore whether patterns of sexual relationships, such as sequential
(nonoverlapping in time) or concurrent (overlapping in time), are more important indicators …

The relationship between substance use and adolescent sexual activity is an important one,
and extensive literature has shown that substance use is positively associated with …

This paper aims to identify the causal effect of smoking on body mass index (BMI) using data
from the Lung Health Study, a randomized trial of smoking cessation treatments. Since …

Objective. To investigate potential bias in the use of the conventional linear instrumental
variables (IV) method for the estimation of causal effects in inherently nonlinear regression …

We use retail scanner data on purchases of alcoholic beverages across US counties for
2006 to 2015 to study the link between medical marijuana laws (MMLs) and alcohol …

This paper examines the impact of bullying and cyberbullying victimization on youth health
behaviors (smoking, drinking, drugs, sexual intercourse) since the literature has not …