SMJ articles in the category "adolescence"

Original Article

Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Young Adolescents: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1988–2016

Objectives: Lifestyle behaviors relevant to cardiovascular health are learned during childhood and continued into adulthood. Children and adolescents who participate in unhealthy behaviors have a higher lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Public health institutions publish behavior and clinical recommendations designed for adolescents to reduce their lifetime cardiovascular risk….

Posted in: adolescence 3 cardiovascular health 2 NHANES 3 Pediatric 11

Expired CME Article

Transition Medicine: A Review of Current Theory and Practice

Every year more than 500,000 children with special health care needs (CSHCN), patients who need more consistent medical care or face significant consequences and complications, transition to adult-oriented providers. Yet these patients may encounter even greater difficulty in transitions of care than healthy adolescents and young adults, whether it is…

Posted in: adolescence 3 transition 3 young adults 4

Original Article

Alcohol Use and Religiousness/Spirituality Among Adolescents

Background: Previous studies indicate that religiousness is associated with lower levels of substance use among adolescents, but less is known about the relationship between spirituality and substance use. The objective of this study was to determine the association between adolescents’ use of alcohol and specific aspects of religiousness and spirituality….

Posted in: adolescence 3 alcoholism 2 religion 17 spirituality 20 substance-related disorders 2
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