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Do social characteristics influence smoking uptake and cessation during young adulthood?
(2017-10-29)
Objectives
This study uses a Bourdieusian approach to assess young adults’ resources and examines their association with smoking initiation and cessation.
Methods
Data were drawn from 1450 young adults participating ...
Effect of drug utilization reviews on the quality of in-hospital prescribing: a quasi-experimental study
(2006)
BACKGROUND:Drug utilization review (DUR) programs are being conducted in Canadian hospitals with the aim of improving the appropriateness of prescriptions. However, there is little evidence of their effectiveness. The ...
Social inequalities in health information seeking among young adults in Montreal
(2016-11-25)
Over their lifecourse, young adults develop different skills and preferences in relationship to the information sources they seek when having questions about health. Health information seeking behaviour (HISB) includes ...
Expected or completed? Comparing two measures of education and their relationship with social inequalities in health among young adults
(Springer Verlag, 2016-12-18)
Background. Similarly to other age groups, there are significant social inequalities in health among
young adults (YA). Education is thought to be the most appropriate indicator of YA socioeconomic
status (SES), yet it ...
Assessing the independent contribution of maternal educational expectations to children's educational attainment in early adulthood: A propensity score matching analysis
(Public Library of Science, 2015-03-24)
Background
Parental educational expectations have been associated with children’s educational attainment
in a number of long-term longitudinal studies, but whether this relationship is causal
has long been debated. The ...
Developmental predictors of inattention-hyperactivity from pregnancy to early childhood
(Public Library of Science, 2015-05-04)
Objective
The objective of the study was to characterize the developmental sequence of pre- and
postnatal risk factors for inattention-hyperactivity symptoms in preschoolers.
Materials and Methods
Longitudinal data ...
Symptoms of depression and anxiety increased marginally from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults in Canada
(Nature research, 2022-09-26)
We documented changes in depressive and anxiety symptoms from before to during the COVID-19 pandemic among young adults and investigated whether changes differed across participant characteristics. Data were available in ...
Factors associated with breastfeeding initiation: a comparison between France and french-speaking Canada
(Public Library of Science, 2016)
Background Breastfeeding is associated with multiple domains of health for both mothers and children. Nevertheless, breastfeeding initiation is low within certain developed countries. Furthermore, comparative studies of ...