Background Understanding the temporal trend of the disease burden of stroke and its attributable
risk factors in China, especially at provincial levels, is important for effective prevention …

Although numerous studies have investigated the association of ambient air pollution with
hypertension and blood pressure (BP), the results were inconsistent. We performed a …

Background Temperament has been shown to be associated with behavior for millennia but
has not been explicitly used in a theory of crime. Methods This state-of-the-art review …

Truancy has been a persistent problem in the United States for more than 100 years. Although
truancy is commonly reported as a risk factor for substance use, delinquency, dropout, …

Despite research demonstrating that approximately 5% of study populations are composed
of severely antisocial persons who account for a disproportionate share of problem behaviors…

PURPOSE: The purpose of this review is to quantitatively review the accumulating MHC
studies that have been conducted of both peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed studies. The …

This study examined the distribution of substance use, mental health, and criminal behavior
among dropouts derived from a nationally representative sample of 18–25 year old (N = …

OBJECTIVE: Criminological research consistently demonstrates that approximately 5% of
study populations are comprised of pathological offenders who account for a preponderance …

The popularity, demand, and increased federal and private funding for after-school programs
have resulted in a marked increase in after-school programs over the past two decades. …

The purpose of this study was to explore prevalence and predictors of current and lifetime
substance use, substance abuse disorder, and polysubstance use among older youth in foster …