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Assessing The Social And Ecological Factors That Influence Childhood Overweight And Obesity, Katie Callahan Dec 2014

Assessing The Social And Ecological Factors That Influence Childhood Overweight And Obesity, Katie Callahan

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The prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity is increasing at an alarming rate in the United States. Currently more than 1 in 3 children aged 2-19 are overweight or obese. This is of major concern because childhood overweight and obesity leads to chronic conditions such as type II diabetes and tracks into adulthood, where more severe adverse health outcomes arise. In this study I used the premise of the social ecological model (SEM) to analyze the common levels that a child is exposed to daily; the intrapersonal level, the interpersonal level, the school level, and the community level to better …


An Overview Of Statistical Approaches For Comparative Effectiveness Research For Assessing In-Hospital Complications Of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions By Access Site, Lauren Kunz, Sherri Rose, Donna Spiegelman, Sharon-Lise Normand Sep 2014

An Overview Of Statistical Approaches For Comparative Effectiveness Research For Assessing In-Hospital Complications Of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions By Access Site, Lauren Kunz, Sherri Rose, Donna Spiegelman, Sharon-Lise Normand

Sherri Rose

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New Malignancies After Squamous Cell Carcinoma And Melanomas: A Population-Based Study From Norway, Trude E. Robsahm, Margaret R. Karagas, Judy R. Rees, Astri Syse Mar 2014

New Malignancies After Squamous Cell Carcinoma And Melanomas: A Population-Based Study From Norway, Trude E. Robsahm, Margaret R. Karagas, Judy R. Rees, Astri Syse

Dartmouth Scholarship

Skin cancer survivors experience an increased risk for subsequent malignancies but the associated risk factors are poorly understood. This study examined the risk of a new primary cancer following an initial skin cancer and assessed risk factors associated with second primary cancers.