Adolescent Behavior
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Orbitofrontal cortex and drug use during adolescence: role of prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and BDNF genotype.

30 Oct 2009 CONTEXT: Prenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking (PEMCS) may affect brain development and behavior in adolescent offspring. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the involvement of the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) in mediating the relationship between PEMCS ... Read more...

Patterns of cigarette smoking initiation in two culturally distinct American Indian tribes.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: To better understand patterns of initiation among American Indians we examined age-related patterns of smoking initiation during adolescence and young adulthood in 2 American Indian tribes. METHODS: We used log-rank comparison and a Cox ... Read more...

Density of tobacco retailers near schools: effects on tobacco use among students.

30 Oct 2009 OBJECTIVES: We examined the relationship between students' tobacco use and the density and proximity of tobacco retailers near their schools. METHODS: We used data from the 2003-2004 California Student Tobacco Survey and California retail licensing ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Adolescent Behavior'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Imitation, immaturity, and injury. 30 Oct 2009
• Orbitofrontal cortex and drug use during adolescence: role of prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and BDNF genotype. 30 Oct 2009
• Patterns of cigarette smoking initiation in two culturally distinct American Indian tribes. 30 Oct 2009
• Density of tobacco retailers near schools: effects on tobacco use among students. 30 Oct 2009
• Design and implementation of an effective telephone counseling intervention for adolescent smoking cessation. 10 Oct 2009
• Group-randomized trial of a proactive, personalized telephone counseling intervention for adolescent smoking cessation. 10 Oct 2009
• Helping adolescent smokers quit: can telephone quitlines lead the way? 10 Oct 2009
• Alcohol expectancies among high school students in Inner Mongolia, China. 29 Sep 2009
• Associations between parenting styles and teen driving, safety-related behaviors and attitudes. 29 Sep 2009
• Primary access to vehicles increases risky teen driving behaviors and crashes: national perspective. 29 Sep 2009
• In search of endophenotypes for suicidal behavior. 29 Sep 2009
• Long-term risk preference and suboptimal decision making following adolescent alcohol use. 19 Sep 2009
• Universal intervention as a protective shield against exposure to substance use: long-term outcomes and public health significance. 15 Sep 2009
• Water pipe tobacco smoking among middle and high school students. 15 Sep 2009
• Implementation of and barriers to routine HIV screening for adolescents. 12 Sep 2009
• Impact of teen depression on academic, social, and physical functioning. 5 Sep 2009
• Focus group studies on food safety knowledge, perceptions, and practices of school-going adolescent girls in South India. 30 Aug 2009
• Acculturation and gender: influence on healthy dietary outcomes for Latino adolescents in California. 30 Aug 2009
• Developmental implications of openness to experience in preschool children: gender differences in young adulthood. 30 Aug 2009
• Daily family conflict and emotional distress among adolescents from Latin American, Asian, and European backgrounds. 30 Aug 2009

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Technical information about 'Adolescent Behavior'

Definition: Any observable response or action of an adolescent.

Descriptor UI: D000294

Alternative terms: Adolescent Behavior; Behavior, Adolescent; Adolescent Behaviors; Behaviors, Adolescent;

Related Mesh Headings: Adolescent Development;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics; ethnology; psychology;

Tree Number: F01.145.022;

History Note: 81

Technical Notes: check also tag ADOLESCENCE