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- 1From:Family Practice News (Vol. 36, Issue 4)Pubertal changes were more likely to trigger body dissatisfaction in white girls than in African American girls in a study of 331 girls, reported Tiffany Floyd, Ph.D., in a poster presented at the annual meeting of the...
- 2From:Journal of the American Dietetic Association (Vol. 103, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedObjective To compare age-related changes in macronutrient and cholesterol intake between black and white girls, compare intakes with National Cholesterol ducation Program (NCEP) recommendations, and examine...
- 3From:Indian Journal of Human Genetics (Vol. 19, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedByline: Moushira. Zaki, Hanan. Afifi Objective: This cross-sectional study was undertaken to construct the new body fat % curve and provide body composition reference data for adolescent girls with Turner syndrome...
- 4From:Pediatric Nephrology (Vol. 28, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedCase presentation An 11 -year-old girl was admitted to our hospital with complaints of weakness, weight loss (10 kg in the last month), excessive sweating, and abdominal and joint pains. Her complaints started 6...
- 5From:Advances in Environmental BiologyPeer-ReviewedObjective: The aim of this study is relationship between physiology and the importance of exercise in adolescent girls of Shiraz. Materials and Methods: In the past, mothers were barred from any type of sport and...
- 6From:Crazyhorse (Issue 82) Peer-ReviewedWe lived among poor people, and my mother was interested in them. "Two men sleep in that haymow," she'd say as we took the gravel road to town. "Not gay, just retarded." Or, "That's where the pedophile lives, the one...
- 7From:Indian Journal of Community Medicine (Vol. 36, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedByline: Swati. Dixit, G. Agarwal, J. Singh, Surya. Kant, Neelam. Singh Background: Perceived body image is an important potential predictor of nutritional status. Body image misconception during adolescence is...
- 8From:Obesity, Fitness & Wellness WeekAccording to the authors of recent research published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, "Obesity and cigarette smoking are two of the most frequent and preventable causes of disease and death in the United States;...
- 9From:Girlhood Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal (Vol. 4, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe Warner Brothers animated film Quest for Camelot (1998), which is set in the age of King Arthur, tells the story of Kayley, a brave, resolute, intelligent and peaceful teenage girl who rescues Camelot and is rewarded...
- 10From:Journal of Gynecologic Oncology Nursing (Vol. 20, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAbstract Cervical cancer is a preventative disease in women. While the incidence and prevalence of this disease has dramatically decreased in the United States (U.S.), since preventive screening has been implemented...
- 11From:Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies and Gender Issues (Issue 17) Peer-ReviewedWomen's attitudes toward aspects of adolescence and sexuality, and sources of women's knowledge about their bodies, are culturally influenced and different among various social groups. This article discusses aspects of...
- 12From:Reading Research Quarterly (Vol. 44, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThrough an in-depth case study of the instant messaging practices of an adolescent girl who had migrated to the United States from China, this qualitative investigation examines the development of multiliteracies in the...
- 13From:European Journal of Clinical Nutrition (Vol. 63, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedBackground/Objectives: Iron deficiency anemia is a major public health problem in developing countries and may affect school performance and physical work capacity in nonpregnant adolescents, and may increase the risk...
- 14From:Northwest Review (Vol. 47, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedThe trees and the fountain, along with the tinted glass and marbled granite of the storefronts, formed a small town beneath the transparent green roof of Westgate Mall. An idealized Main Street. Sitting in the regulated...
- 15From:Northwest Review (Vol. 49, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedJudith's father found the classified ad for a washing machine one night while reading the Rufus Sage Record in his red floral armchair. "Seventy-five dollars," he read aloud to Judith, "like new," and two days later...
- 16From:The Scientific World Journal (Vol. 9) Peer-ReviewedThe purpose of this study was to identify the knowledge and use of contraceptive methods by female adolescent students. The study was cross-sectional and quantitative, using a semi-structured questionnaire that was...
- 17From:Clinical Psychiatry News (Vol. 36, Issue 2)Adolescent girls who begin dieting are twice as likely to begin smoking cigarettes regularly, according to a longitudinal study. Among teenage boys, on the other hand, inactive dieters are significantly more likely...
- 18From:Indian Journal of Urology (Vol. 24, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedByline: Avasarala. Kameswararao, Syed. Ahmed, Sujatha. Nandagiri, Swati. Tadisetty Objectives: 1) To study the risk factor profiles of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) among adolescent girls, housewives and...
- 19From:Multimedia & Internet@Schools (Vol. 15, Issue 2)Online content creation by teenagers continues to grow, with 64% of online teens ages 12-17 engaging in at least one type of content creation, up from 57% of teens in 2004, according to a Pew Internet & American Life...
- 20From:OB GYN News (Vol. 43, Issue 11)The belief that teens engage in oral sex so that they can be sexually active while remaining "virgins" is not supported by teen behavior, according to a study from the Guttmacher Institute. The analysis found that 55%...