Why is the teen birth rate in the U.S. so high and why does it matter?
2012 paper from the University of Maryland and Wellesley College on underlying factors that explain America’s relatively higher rates of teen childbearing.
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to health, health care and health equity
2012 paper from the University of Maryland and Wellesley College on underlying factors that explain America’s relatively higher rates of teen childbearing.
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2012 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the increasing rate of autism diagnoses across the Unites States.
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2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the link between prenatal exposure to airborne pollutants and behavioral issues later in the children’s lives.
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2012 study in Environmental Health Perspectives on the chemical compounds present in 85 samples of household cleaning and personal care products.
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2009 study from Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland on racial disparities in U.S. health care.
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2012 study published in American Politics Research on how the health care reform roll-call vote may have hurt Democrats.
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2011 study from the Guttmacher Institute analyzes data from a survey of U.S. providers to give a snapshot of abortion rates in the United States and related trends.
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2012 meta-study from the University of Washington and the University of Queensland on estimates of global malaria mortality rates over the past three decades.
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2011 study by the Georgia State and San Diego State on the psychological costs associated with PTSD in service members returning from the post-9/11 conflicts.
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2011 study conducted by University of California, Irvine, on the discrepancies between individuals’ reported race at birth and death and the possible role of the cause of death.
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