2007
Health Care Expenditures Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Leslie DL, Martin A. Health Care Expenditures Associated With Autism Spectrum Disorders. JAMA Pediatrics 2007, 161: 350-355. PMID: 17404131, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.161.4.350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care expendituresCare expendituresMental disordersAdolescents 17 yearsAutism spectrum disorderMedical care settingsAverage health care expendituresPrescription drug expendituresHealth care systemAnnual inpatientRetrospective analysisCare settingsSpectrum disorderPrevalence ratesProactive treatmentASD prevalence ratesEarly identificationPatientsDrug expendituresCare systemVulnerable populationsDisordersHealth insuranceTotal expenditureHealth insurers
2005
Early to Bed: A Study of Adaptation Among Sexually Active Urban Adolescent Girls Younger Than Age Sixteen
MARTIN A, RUCHKIN V, CAMINIS A, VERMEIREN R, HENRICH CC, SCHWAB-STONE M. Early to Bed: A Study of Adaptation Among Sexually Active Urban Adolescent Girls Younger Than Age Sixteen. Journal Of The American Academy Of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2005, 44: 358-367. PMID: 15782083, DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000153226.26850.fd.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban adolescent girlsPsychosocial adaptationSexual activityAdolescent girlsActive urban adolescent girlsActive adolescent girlsPrior sexual intercourseLower school gradesBlack ethnicityHigh riskMultivariate analysisTeenage pregnancyActive girlsSexual intercourseSocioeconomic statusVulnerable populationsSelf-report surveyHealth assessmentGlobal measuresLower scoresGirlsGradeNew Haven