Tobacco Power Wall Exposure Increases Adolescents' Willingness to Try E-Cigarettes
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Association of Genetic Variants With Migraine Subclassified by Clinical Symptoms in Adult Females 2021
An analysis of migraine diagnostic symptoms among women experiencing migraine from the WGHS recruitment sample to assess whether there were clusters of specific symptoms that might also have a genetic basis.
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Racial/ethnic Differences in Prescription Opioid Misuse and Heroin Use Among a National Sample, 1999–2018 2021
We compared relative prevalences across 6 racial/ethnic groups for prescription opioid misuse analyses and 4 racial/ethnic groups for heroin analyses.
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A Comparison of Multilevel Mediation Modeling Methods: Recommendations for Applied Researchers 2021
In this paper, we discuss the strengths and limitations of multilevel modeling, with a focus on the indirect effects when the predictor, mediator, and dependent variable are all collected at the lowest level of data.
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Current U.S. State Cannabis Sales Limits Allow Large Doses for Use or Diversion 2021
This cross-sectional study examined how transaction sales limits on recreational cannabis translate to tetrahydrocannabinol doses among U.S. states allowing commercial cannabis sales as of January 1, 2020.
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Patterns of Substance Use and Associations with Mental, Physical, and Social Functioning: A Latent Class Analysis of a National Sample of U.S. Adults Ages 30–80 2021
This study identifies distinct patterns (classes) of substance use among 30- to 80-year olds, identifies demographic subgroups with the highest probability of class memberships, and compares classes on key indicators of functioning.
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Financial Literacy and Financial Decision-Making at Older Ages 2021
This paper examines how financial literacy is associated with three types of financial decisions pertinent to older individuals: adherence to timely credit card repayment, stock market participation, and risk diversification of household assets.
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Using an Innovative Database and Machine Learning to Predict and Reduce Infant Mortality 2021
Researchers created a unique database linking medical, social, and demographic information, then used machine learning techniques to evaluate risk of infant mortality and develop intervention recommendations to reduce each infant's risk of mortality.
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When Is a Match Sufficient? A Score-based Balance Metric for the Synthetic Control Method 2021
In this study, we present metrics to help analysts determine whether they have a good enough match to conduct causal inference using synthetic control method.
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The Impact of Parental Involvement Laws on the Abortion Rate of Minors 2021
We conduct a comprehensive analysis of the effect of parental involvement laws on the incidence of abortions to minors in the United States.
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Education and Health Over the Life Cycle 2021
We extend the Grossman (1972) model of the demand for health and use it to analyze the effect of education on health at different ages.