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Nowhere to Go and Nothing to Do but Sit? Youth Screen Time and the Association With Access to Neighborhood Destinations

With not much to do in their neighborhood, youth may spend more time in the home engaged in screen-based activities

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Dairy product consumption, dietary nutrient and energy density and associations with obesity in Australian adolescents

Dairy intake is likely to influence dietary energy density (ED) and nutrient density (ND), which are factors representing aspects of dietary quality.

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Prolonged school non-attendance in adolescence: a practical approach

Prolonged school non-attendance in adolescence is complex and represents a critical public health problem due to the range of associated adverse poor outcomes

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Distinguishing Between Risk Factors for Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating Disorder, and Purging Disorder

Binge eating disorder and purging disorder have gained recognition as distinct eating disorder diagnoses, but risk factors for these conditions have not yet...

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Gender, Culture and Intervention: Exploring Differences between Aboriginal and Non-Aboriginal Children's Responses to an Early Intervention Programme

Evaluation of a group parenting programme in the Northern Territory of Australia showed significant differences in benefits for Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal...

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Back and neck pain are related to mental health problems in adolescence

There is a high prevalence of mental health problems amongst adolescents

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Lifestyle and demographic correlates of poor mental health in early adolescence

To determine the constellation of lifestyle and demographic factors that are associated with poor mental health in an adolescent population.

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Mental health problems among young people on remand: has anything changed since 1989?

To determine whether the prevalence of mental health problems among adolescents on court ordered remand in South Australia has changed since 1989

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Th2-associated immunity to bacteria in asthma in teenagers and susceptibility to asthma

Bacterial colonisation of the airways is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma

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Smoking status, mental disorders and emotional and behavioural problems in young people

To examine the relationship between smoking behaviour, mental disorders and emotional and behavioural problems in a nationally representative sample of young pe