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Joyce W. Tabor

Researcher at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Publications -  28
Citations -  5047

Joyce W. Tabor is an academic researcher from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The author has contributed to research in topics: Documentation & Population. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 28 publications receiving 4643 citations.

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Protecting adolescents from harm: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health.

TL;DR: Family and school contexts as well as individual characteristics are associated with health and risky behaviors in adolescents, and the results should assist health and social service providers, educators, and others in taking the first steps to diminish risk factors and enhance protective factors for young people.
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Cohort Profile: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health)

TL;DR: Cohort Profile: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) Kathleen Mullan Harris, Carolyn Tucker Halpern, Eric A Whitsel, Jon M Hussey, Ley A Killeya-Jones, Joyce Tabor and Sarah C Dean are described.

Findings From the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health

TL;DR: Family and school contexts as well as individual characteristics are associated with health and risky behaviors in adolescents and the results should assist health and social service providers, educators, and others in taking the first steps to diminish risk factors and enhance protective factors for young people.
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Discordance in national estimates of hypertension among young adults.

TL;DR: The proportion of young adults in NHANES reporting a history of hypertension was twice that with measured hypertension, whereas the reverse was found in Add Health, suggesting an unexpectedly high risk of cardiovascular disease among US young adults and warrants further scrutiny.