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Associations of parental, birth, and early life characteristics with systolic blood pressure at 5 years of age: findings from the Mater-University study of pregnancy and its outcomes. Lawlor, D. A., Najman, J. M., Sterne, J., Williams, G. M., Ebrahim, S., Davey Smith, G., Circulation 2004 Oct 19;110(16):2417-2423.

A clinical perspective of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder into adulthood. Wilens, T. E., Dodson, W., Journal of Clinical Psychiatry 2004 Oct;65(10):1301-1313.

Childhood cardiovascular risk factors and carotid vascular changes in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Li, S., Chen, W., Srinivasan, S. R., Bond, M. G., Tang, R., Urbina, E. M., Berenson, G. S., Journal of the American Medical Association 2003 Nov 5;290(17):2271-2276.

Depressive symptoms in adolescence as predictors of early adulthood depressive disorders and maladjustment. Aalto-Setala, T., Marttunen, M., Tuulio-Henriksson, A., Poikolainen, K., Lonnqvist, J., American Journal of Psychiatry 2002 Jul;159(7):1235-1237.

Do parents understand immunizations? A national telephone survey. Gellin, B. G., Maibach, E. W., Marcuse, E. K., Pediatrics 2000 Nov;106(5):1097-1102.

Does low self-esteem predict health compromising behaviours among adolescents? Mcgee, R., Williams, S., Journal of Adolescence 2000 Oct;23(5):569-582.

Early reading acquisition and its relation to reading experience and ability 10 years later. Cunningham, A. E., Stanovich, K. E., Developmental Psychology 1997 Nov;33(6):934-945.

Evaluating a model of parental influence on youth physical activity. Trost, S. G., Sallis, J. F., Pate, R. R., Freedson, P. S., Taylor, W. C., Dowda, M., American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2003 Nov;25(4):277-282.

Family-based behavioural intervention for obese children. Epstein, L. H., International Journal of Obesity 1996 Feb;20 Suppl 1:S14-21.

Five-year obesity incidence in the transition period between adolescence and adulthood: the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. Gordon-Larsen, P., Adair, L. S., Nelson, M. C., Popkin, B. M., American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004 Sep;80(3):569-575.

History of acute knee injury and osteoarthritis of the knee: a prospective epidemiological assessment. The Clearwater Osteoarthritis Study. Wilder, F. V., Hall, B. J., Barrett, J. P., Lemrow, N. B., Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2002 Aug;10(8):611-616.

Identification and remediation of pediatric fluency and voice disorders. Baker, B. M., Blackwell, P. B., Journal of Pediatric Health Care 2004 Mar-Apr;18(2):87-94.

Inflammation, cardiovascular disease and destructive periodontal diseases. The evolving role of the dental profession. Craig R. G., New York State Dental Journal 2004 May-Jun;70(5):22-26.

Life events, entrapments and arrested anger in depression. Gilbert, P., Gilbert, J., Irons, C., Journal of Affective Disorders 2004 Apr;79(1-3):149-160.

Lipid profile with paternal history of coronary heart disease before age 40. Bistritzer T., Rosenzweig, L., Barr, J., Mayer, S., Lahat, E., Faibel, H., Schlesinger, Z., Aladjem, M., Archives of Disease in Childhood 1995 Jul;73(1):62-65.

Longitudinal physical activity and sedentary behavior trends: adolescence to adulthood. Gordon-Larsen, P., Nelson, M. C., Popkin, B. M., American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2004 Nov;27(4):277-283.

Matched analysis of parents' and children's attitudes and practices towards motor vehicle and bicycle safety: an important information gap. Ehrlich, P. F., Helmkamp, J. C., Williams, J. M., Haque, A., Furbee, P. M., Injury Control and Safety Promotion 2004 Mar;11(1):23-28.

Metabolic syndrome variables at low levels in childhood are beneficially associated with adulthood cardiovascular risk: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Chen, W., Srinivasan, S. R., Li, S., Xu, J., Berenson, G. S., Diabetes Care 2005 Jan;28(1):126-131.

Parenting style and adolescent's reaction to conflict: is there a relationship? Miller, J. M., DiIorio, C., Dudley, W., Journal of Adolescence Health 2002 Dec;31(6):463-468.

Parental eating attitudes and the development of obesity in children. The Framingham Children's Study. Hood, M. Y., Moore, L. L., Sundarajan-Ramamurti, A., Singer, M. Cupples, L. A., Ellison, R. C., International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders 2000 Oct;24(10):1319-1325.

Pediatric restraint use in motor vehicle collisions: reduction of deaths without contribution to injury. Tyroch, A. H., Kaups, K. L., Sue, L. P., O'Donnell-Nicol, S., Archives of Surgery 2000 Oct;135(10):1173-1176.

Physical activity and biological risk factors clustering in pediatric population. Ribeiro, J. C., Guerra, S., Oliveira, J., Teixeira-Pinto, A., Twisk, J. W., Duarte, J. A., Mota J., Preventive Medicine 2004 Sep;39(3):596-601.

Physical activity as a preventive measure for coronary heart disease risk factors in early childhood. Saakslahti, A., Numminen, P., Varstala, V., Helenius, H., Tammi, A., Viikari, J., Valimaki, I., Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 2004 Jun;14(3):143-149.

Prospective risk factors for alcohol misuse in late adolescence. Ellickson, S. L., Tucker, J. S., Klein, D. J., McGuigan, K. A., Journal of Studies on Alcohol 2001 Nov;62(6):773-782.

The relationship between physical activity and self-image and problem behaviour among adolescents. Kirkcaldy, B. D., Shephard, R. J., Siefen, R. G., Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2002 Nov;37(11):544-550.

The relation of obesity throughout life to carotid intima-media thickness in adulthood: the Bogalusa Heart Study. Freedman, D. S., Dietz, W. H., Tang, R., Mensah, G. A., Bond, M. G., Urbina, E. M., Srinivasan, S., Berenson, G. S., International Journal of Obesity and Related Metabolic Disorders 2004 Jan;28(1):159-166.

Relationship of physical activity and television watching with body weight and level of fatness among children: results from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Andersen, R. E., Crespo, C. J., Bartlett, S. J., Cheskin, L. J., Pratt, M., Journal of the American Medical Association 1998 Mar 25;279(12):938-942.

Sleep problems in early childhood and early onset of alcohol and other drug use in adolescence. Wong, M. M., Brower, K. J., Fitzgerald, H. E., Zucker, R. A., Alcoholism, Clinical and Experimental Research 2004 Apr;28(4):578-587.

Stress burden and the lifetime incidence of psychiatric disorder in young adults: racial and ethnic contrasts. Turner, R. J., Lloyd, D. A., Archives of General Psychiatry 2004 May;61(5):481-488.

Summertime sun protection used by adults for their children. Robinson, J. K., Rigel, D. S., Amonette, R. A., Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2000 May;42(5 Pt 1):746-753.

Television watching, energy intake, and obesity in US children: results from the third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. Crespo, C. J., Smit, E., Troiano, R. P., Bartlett, S. J., Macera, C. A., Andersen, R. E., Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2001 Mar;155(3):360-365.

Weighing the risks of treatment versus nontreatment in pediatric asthma. Spahn, J. D., Covar, R. A., Pediatric Clinics of North America 2003 Jun; 50(3):677-695.

Weight management through lifestyle modification for the prevention and management of type 2 diabetes: rationale and strategies. Klein, S., Sheard, N. F., Pi-Sunyer, X., Daly, A., Wylie-Rosett, J., Kulkarni, K., Clark, N. G., American Diabetes Association, North American Association for the Study of Obesity, American Society for Clinical Nutrition, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2004 Aug;80(2):257-263.

What predicts good relationships with parents in adolescence and partners in adult life: findings from the 1958 British birth cohort. Flouri, E., Buchanan, A., Journal of Family Psychology 2002 Jun;16(2):186-198