Published in Am J Public Health on June 01, 2004
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Changes in the regional prevalence of child obesity in 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students in Texas from 2000-2002 to 2004-2005. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 0.87
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Patients referred to an urban HIV clinic frequently fail to establish care: factors predicting failure. AIDS Care (2005) 2.64
Dynamics of Helicobacter pylori infection in a US-Mexico cohort during the first two years of life. Int J Epidemiol (2005) 2.33
Reproducibility and validity of the secondary level School-Based Nutrition Monitoring student questionnaire. J Am Diet Assoc (2003) 2.11
Evidence-based approaches to dissemination and diffusion of physical activity interventions. Am J Prev Med (2006) 2.03
School-based health education programs can be maintained over time: results from the CATCH Institutionalization study. Prev Med (2004) 1.80
A meta-analysis of MTHFR C677T and A1298C polymorphisms and risk of acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2011) 1.68
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Designing effective nutrition interventions for adolescents. J Am Diet Assoc (2002) 1.49
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Establishment of a binational cohort to study Helicobacter pylori infection in children. Ethn Dis (2003) 1.46
Impact of A Smoking Prevention Interactive Experience (ASPIRE), an interactive, multimedia smoking prevention and cessation curriculum for culturally diverse high-school students. Nicotine Tob Res (2008) 1.44
Social support, physical activity and sedentary behavior among 6th-grade girls: a cross-sectional study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2006) 1.33
Parental influences on television watching among children living on the Texas-Mexico border. Prev Med (2010) 1.31
Reductions in child obesity among disadvantaged school children with community involvement: the Travis County CATCH Trial. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2010) 1.29
Role of type 1 IFNs in antiglioma immunosurveillance--using mouse studies to guide examination of novel prognostic markers in humans. Clin Cancer Res (2010) 1.28
Prevalence of overweight misperception and weight control behaviors among normal weight adolescents in the United States. ScientificWorldJournal (2006) 1.28
The Glioma International Case-Control Study: A Report From the Genetic Epidemiology of Glioma International Consortium. Am J Epidemiol (2015) 1.27
Correlates and predictors of colorectal cancer screening among male automotive workers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2007) 1.22
Patterns of change in hostility from college to midlife in the UNC Alumni Heart Study predict high-risk status. Psychosom Med (2003) 1.21
School-based programs: lessons learned from CATCH, Planet Health, and Not-On-Tobacco. Prev Chronic Dis (2007) 1.19
Genetic variants in inflammation pathway genes and asthma in glioma susceptibility. Neuro Oncol (2010) 1.15
The cost-effectiveness of a school-based overweight program. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2007) 1.14
A prospective, multicenter, phase I matched-comparison group trial of safety, pharmacokinetics, and preliminary efficacy of riluzole in patients with traumatic spinal cord injury. J Neurotrauma (2013) 1.13
Trajectories of fat mass index, fat free-mass index, and waist circumference in children: Project HeartBeat! Am J Prev Med (2009) 1.13
Profiling lipoxygenase metabolism in specific steps of colorectal tumorigenesis. Cancer Prev Res (Phila) (2010) 1.12
Symptoms of insomnia among adolescents in the lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Sleep (2004) 1.12
An examination of the benefits of health promotion programs for the national fire service. BMC Public Health (2013) 1.11
Senate Bill 42: implementation and impact on physical activity in middle schools. J Adolesc Health (2009) 1.10
A review of body size and breast cancer risk in Hispanic and African American women. Cancer (2011) 1.09
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Methamphetamine use and sexual risk behaviors in U.S. high school students: findings from a national risk behavior survey. Prev Sci (2007) 1.08
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A study of school nurse job satisfaction. J Sch Nurs (2004) 1.06
Associations of physical fitness and academic performance among schoolchildren. J Sch Health (2011) 1.05
Generation of polyclonal CMV-specific T cells for the adoptive immunotherapy of glioblastoma. J Immunother (2012) 1.04
Facilitating outpatient treatment entry following detoxification for injection drug use: a multisite test of three interventions. Psychol Addict Behav (2009) 1.03
Exercise among breast and prostate cancer survivors--what are their barriers? J Cancer Surviv (2011) 1.01
Accuracy of optical spectroscopy for the detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: Testing a device as an adjunct to colposcopy. Int J Cancer (2010) 1.00
Research results: preserving newborn blood samples. Sci Transl Med (2012) 0.97
Incidence and severity of acute complications after spinal cord injury. J Neurosurg Spine (2012) 0.97
Project ASPIRE: an Interactive, Multimedia Smoking Prevention and Cessation curriculum for culturally diverse high school students. Subst Use Misuse (2010) 0.97
Antioxidant genes, diabetes and dietary antioxidants in association with risk of pancreatic cancer. Carcinogenesis (2010) 0.95
Physical activity participation by parental language use in 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students in Texas, USA. J Immigr Minor Health (2009) 0.94
Personality as a predictor of dietary quality in spouses during midlife. Behav Med (2008) 0.94
Promoting energy-balance behaviors among ethnically diverse adolescents: overview and baseline findings of The Central Texas CATCH Middle School Project. Health Educ Behav (2012) 0.94
Risk analysis of severe myelotoxicity with temozolomide: the effects of clinical and genetic factors. Neuro Oncol (2009) 0.94
Determinants of geographic variation in Helicobacter pylori infection among children on the US-Mexico border. Am J Epidemiol (2003) 0.93
Weight status, quality of life, and self-concept in African American, Hispanic, and white fifth-grade children. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 0.93
Nativity disparities in late-stage diagnosis and cause-specific survival among Hispanic women with invasive cervical cancer: an analysis of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data. Cancer Causes Control (2013) 0.93
Riluzole for the treatment of acute traumatic spinal cord injury: rationale for and design of the NACTN Phase I clinical trial. J Neurosurg Spine (2012) 0.92
Is alcohol intake associated with breast cancer in Hispanic women? The New Mexico Women's Health Study. Ethn Dis (2002) 0.92
School climate and the institutionalization of the CATCH program. Health Educ Behav (2003) 0.91
A descriptive study of youth risk behavior in urban and rural secondary school students in El Salvador. BMC Int Health Hum Rights (2006) 0.90
Helicobacter pylori infection in pregnant women from a U.S.-Mexico border population. J Immigr Health (2003) 0.90
Beliefs and perceived norms concerning body image among African-American and Latino teenagers. J Health Psychol (2010) 0.90
Predicting initiation of smoking in adolescents: evidence for integrating the stages of change and susceptibility to smoking constructs. Addict Behav (2002) 0.90
Heritage retention and bean intake correlates to dietary fiber intakes in Hispanic mothers--Qué Sabrosa Vida. J Am Diet Assoc (2005) 0.90
Glutathione S-transferase P1 single nucleotide polymorphism predicts permanent ototoxicity in children with medulloblastoma. Pediatr Blood Cancer (2012) 0.90
From NIH to Texas schools: policy impact of the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program in Texas. J Phys Act Health (2011) 0.89
Cognitive susceptibility to smoking: Two paths to experimenting among Mexican origin youth. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev (2009) 0.89
Maximizing the diversity of participants in a phase II clinical trial of optical technologies to detect cervical neoplasia. Gynecol Oncol (2007) 0.89
Sexual maturation affects diet-blood total cholesterol association in children: Project HeartBeat! Am J Prev Med (2009) 0.89
Increasing physical activity and decreasing sedentary activity in adolescent girls--the Incorporating More Physical Activity and Calcium in Teens (IMPACT) study. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2008) 0.88
Long-term physical activity outcomes of home-based lifestyle interventions among breast and prostate cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer (2012) 0.88
Prevalence of self-reported activity and sedentary behaviors among 4th-, 8th-, and 11th-grade Texas public school children: the school physical activity and nutrition study. J Phys Act Health (2009) 0.88
Antibiotics taken for other illnesses and spontaneous clearance of Helicobacter pylori infection in children. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf (2009) 0.88
Changes in the regional prevalence of child obesity in 4th, 8th, and 11th grade students in Texas from 2000-2002 to 2004-2005. Obesity (Silver Spring) (2009) 0.87
Antihistamine use and immunoglobulin E levels in glioma risk and prognosis. Cancer Epidemiol (2013) 0.87
Perceived parental monitoring and health risk behavior among public secondary school students in El Salvador. ScientificWorldJournal (2006) 0.87
Nutrition knowledge predicts eating behavior of all food groups except fruits and vegetables among adults in the Paso del Norte region: Qué Sabrosa Vida. J Nutr Educ Behav (2008) 0.87
Crime rates and sedentary behavior among 4th grade Texas school children. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act (2008) 0.87
Project HeartBeat! Concept, development, and design. Am J Prev Med (2009) 0.87
Environmental characteristics and student physical activity in PE class: findings from two large urban areas of Texas. J Phys Act Health (2011) 0.87
School-year employment among high school students: effects on academic, social, and physical functioning. Adolescence (2003) 0.87
Predictors of survival among older adults with ependymoma. J Neurooncol (2011) 0.86
Associations between race and ethnicity and receipt of advice about alcohol use in the Department of Veterans Affairs. Psychiatr Serv (2009) 0.86
Associations between arachidonic acid metabolism gene polymorphisms and prostate cancer risk. Prostate (2011) 0.86
Anal cancer incidence and survival: comparing the greater San-Francisco bay area to other SEER cancer registries. PLoS One (2013) 0.85
Risk factors for oligodendroglial tumors: a pooled international study. Neuro Oncol (2010) 0.85
Work-related injury among south Texas middle school students: prevalence and patterns. South Med J (2003) 0.85
Optical technologies and molecular imaging for cervical neoplasia: a program project update. Gend Med (2011) 0.85
A clinical prediction model for long-term functional outcome after traumatic spinal cord injury based on acute clinical and imaging factors. J Neurotrauma (2012) 0.85
A modified forward multiple regression in high-density genome-wide association studies for complex traits. Genet Epidemiol (2009) 0.85
Physical activity, watching television, and the risk of obesity in students, Texas, 2004-2005. Prev Chronic Dis (2011) 0.85
Psychosocial factors influencing calcium intake and bone quality in middle school girls. J Am Diet Assoc (2010) 0.85
Pharmacology of riluzole in acute spinal cord injury. J Neurosurg Spine (2012) 0.84
Associations between race and ethnicity and treatment for chronic pain in the VA. J Pain (2009) 0.84
Allergies, atopy, immune-related factors and childhood rhabdomyosarcoma: a report from the Children's Oncology Group. Int J Cancer (2013) 0.84
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