Saturday, April 13 / 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM Meeting Room 303 (Level 3)

Session 248
Determinants of Adolescent Health

Chair: Alison Gemmill, Stony Brook University, State University of New York (SUNY)
Discussant: Li Liu, Johns Hopkins University

1. Timing and Determinants of Age at Menarche in Lower Middle-Income CountriesTiziana Leone , London School of Economics; Laura Brown, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM).

2. Substance Abuse in Parents and Subsequent Risk of Offspring Psychiatric Morbidity in Late Adolescence and Early Adulthood: A Longitudinal Analysis of Siblings and Their ParentsPekka Martikainen , University of Helsinki; Kaarina Korhonen; Heta Moustgaard, University of Helsinki; Mikko Aaltonen, National Research Institute of Legal Policy; Hanna Remes, University of Helsinki.

3. BMI Trajectories From Adolescence to Adulthood: Evidence From Five Waves of Add HealthCarmen Ng, Emory University; Solveig Cunningham , Emory University.

4. Parental Education and Adolescent Health Problems Due to Violence, Self-harm and Substance Use: What Is the Role of Parental Health Problems?Hanna Remes , University of Helsinki; Heta Moustgaard, University of Helsinki; Laura Kestilä, National Institute for Public Health and Welfare; Pekka Martikainen, University of Helsinki.

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