OBJECTIVE To extend the analysis of psychosocial risk factors for smoking presented in the
United States surgeon general's 1994 report on smoking and health, and to propose a …

Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are responsible for a substantial fraction of morbidity and
mortality and are responsible for more years of life lost than most of human diseases. In this …

The results of a systematic review of the international literature on the prevalence of suicidal
phenomena in adolescents, including the influence of survey method, gender, and ethnicity …

Self-harm in adolescents is an increasingly recognized problem, and there is growing
awareness of the important role schools and health services can play in detecting and …

Purpose: To examine:(a) the effects of acculturation on a healthy lifestyle including problem
behaviors (substance use and sex acts) and health-promoting behaviors (eg, seat belt use …

OBJECTIVES: This study examined the relationships between recency of immigration,
substance use, and sexual behavior. METHODS: Surveys were conducted with 2635 …

Much research has been conducted on ethnic differences in sexuality, but few studies have
systematically assessed the importance of acculturation in sexual behavior. The present …

PURPOSE: To examine the association of acculturation, as measured by language spoken
at home, with the health, psychosocial, school, and parental risk factors of adolescents of …

The rapid growth in the Hispanic population, and especially in the number of Hispanic youth,
represents one of the most dramatic and important demographic trends affecting the United …

Latino adolescent reproductive health has become an increasingly important topic because
of the growth in the numbers of Latino youth and because Latino youth are at high risk for …