Thomas Robinson
Publications
- Harnessing Different Motivational Frames via Mobile Phones to Promote Daily Physical Activity and Reduce Sedentary Behavior in Aging Adults. PLoS One. 2013; (4): e62613
- On the use of robust estimators for standard errors in the presence of clustering when clustering membership is misspecified. Contemp Clin Trials. 2013; (2): 248-56
- The utility of childhood and adolescent obesity assessment in relation to adult health. Med Decis Making. 2013; (2): 163-75
- Assessing teen smoking patterns: the weekend phenomenon. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2012; (1-3): 242-5
- Efficacy and tolerability of pharmacotherapies to aid smoking cessation in adolescents. Paediatr Drugs. 2012; (2): 91-108
- Expected body weight in adolescents: comparison between weight-for-stature and BMI methods. Pediatrics. 2012; (6): e1607-13
- Solution-oriented policy research: using research to drive obesity prevention and control policies. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2012; (2): 189-90
- The center for healthy weight: an academic medical center response to childhood obesity Int J Obes. 2012; (Suppl): S33-S38
- Set points, settling points and some alternative models: theoretical options to understand how genes and environments combine to regulate body adiposity. Dis Model Mech. 2011; (6): 733-45
- The Stanford climate change behavior survey (SCCBS): assessing greenhous gas emmisions-related behaviors in individuals and populations Climatic Change. 2011: 671-694
- A randomized controlled trial of culturally tailored dance and reducing screen time to prevent weight gain in low-income African American girls: Stanford GEMS. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010; (11): 995-1004
- Defining accelerometer thresholds for physical activity in girls using ROC analysis. J Phys Act Health. 2010; (1): 45-53
- Effects of a college course about food and society on students' eating behaviors. Am J Prev Med. 2010; (5): 543-7
- Identifying subgroups of U.S. adults at risk for prolonged television viewing to inform program development. Am J Prev Med. 2010; (1): 17-26
- Interviewing Latina girls for child health research Pract Anthropol. 2010: 14-18
- Save the world, prevent obesity: piggybacking on existing social and ideological movements. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2010: S17-22
- Parent-only interventions may be effective for weight loss in overweight children in rural areas. J Pediatr. 2009; (5): 776
- Withdrawal symptoms over time among adolescents in a smoking cessation intervention: do symptoms vary by level of nicotine dependence? Addict Behav. 2009; (12): 1017-22
- Changes in physical activity from walking to school. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2008 Sep-Oct; (5): 324-6
- A randomized trial of the effects of reducing television viewing and computer use on body mass index in young children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008; (3): 239-45
- Children, television viewing, and weight status: summary and recommendations from an expert panel meeting Ann Am Acad Politic Soc Sci. 2008: 119-32
- Objectively measured physical activity and cardiovascular disease risk factors in African American girls. Ethn Dis. 2008; (4): 421-6
- Stanford GEMS phase 2 obesity prevention trial for low-income African-American girls: design and sample baseline characteristics. Contemp Clin Trials. 2008; (1): 56-69
- Team sports for overweight children: the Stanford Sports to Prevent Obesity Randomized Trial (SPORT). Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008; (3): 232-7
- Tools for measuring individuals' climate behaviors and greenhouse gas impact Environ Law Rep. 2008: 10847-50
- Treating pediatric obesity: generating the evidence. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2008; (12): 1191-2
- What can we do to control childhood obesity? Ann Am Acad Politic Soc Sci. 2008: 222-4
- Conversations, control, and couch-time: the assessment and stability of parental mediation styles and children's screen time J Children Media. 2007: 162-76
- Effects of fast food branding on young children's taste preferences. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007; (8): 792-7
- The effects of increasing outdoor play time on physical activity in Latino preschool children. Int J Pediatr Obes. 2007; (3): 153-8
- Definition of metabolic syndrome in preadolescent girls. J Pediatr. 2006; (6): 788-792
- Do Mexican-American mothers' food-related parenting practices influence their children's weight and dietary intake? J Am Diet Assoc. 2006; (11): 1861-5
- Does children's screen time predict requests for advertised products? Cross-sectional and prospective analyses. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006; (4): 363-8
- Effects of the SMART classroom curriculum to reduce child and family screen time J Communication. 2006: 1-26
- Obesity prevention in primary care. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2006; (2): 217-8
- Promoting physical activity in children and youth: a leadership role for schools: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Physical Activity Committee) in collaboration with the Councils on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and Cardiovascular Nursing. Circulation. 2006; (11): 1214-24
- Are certain multicenter randomized clinical trial structures misleading clinical and policy decisions? Contemp Clin Trials. 2005; (5): 518-29
- Clinical practice. Overweight children and adolescents. N Engl J Med. 2005; (20): 2100-9
- Evidence-based community pediatrics: building a bridge from bedside to neighborhood. Pediatrics. 2005; (4 Suppl): 1142-7
- Overweight in children and adolescents: pathophysiology, consequences, prevention, and treatment. Circulation. 2005; (15): 1999-2012
- Preventing childhood obesity: a solution-oriented research paradigm. Am J Prev Med. 2005; (2 Suppl 2): 194-201
- The remote, the mouse, and the no. 2 pencil: the household media environment and academic achievement among third grade students. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2005; (7): 607-13
- African-American girls' dietary intake while watching television. Obes Res. 2004: 32S-37S
- Assessing weight-related biochemical cardiovascular risk factors in African-American girls. Obes Res. 2004: 73S-83S
- Associations among familism, language preference, and education in Mexican-American mothers and their children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2004; (1): 34-40
- Children's food consumption during television viewing. Am J Clin Nutr. 2004; (6): 1088-94
- Effectiveness of a multicomponent self-management program in at-risk, school-aged children with asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2004; (6): 611-8
- Evaluation of quality control procedures for 24-h dietary recalls: results from the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Studies. Prev Med. 2004: S14-23
- Major depression among adolescent smokers undergoing treatment for nicotine dependence. Addict Behav. 2004; (8): 1517-26
- Measurement characteristics of activity-related psychosocial measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls in the Girls Health Enrichment Multisite Study (GEMS). Prev Med. 2004: S60-8
- Measurement characteristics of weight concern and dieting measures in 8-10-year-old African-American girls from GEMS pilot studies. Prev Med. 2004: S50-9
- Parental cultural perspectives in relation to weight-related behaviors and concerns of African-American girls. Obes Res. 2004: 7S-19S
- Physical activity self-report and accelerometry measures from the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies. Prev Med. 2004: S43-9
- Prevention Conference VII: Obesity, a worldwide epidemic related to heart disease and stroke: Group IV: prevention/treatment. Circulation. 2004; (18): e484-8
- Randomized clinical trial of the efficacy of bupropion combined with nicotine patch in the treatment of adolescent smokers. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2004; (4): 729-35
- Common design elements of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS). Ethn Dis. 2003; (1 Suppl 1): S6-14
- Dance and reducing television viewing to prevent weight gain in African-American girls: the Stanford GEMS pilot study. Ethn Dis. 2003; (1 Suppl 1): S65-77
- Effects of a videotape to increase use of poison control centers by low-income and Spanish-speaking families: a randomized, controlled trial. Pediatrics. 2003; (1): 21-6
- Phase 1 of the Girls health Enrichment Multi-site Studies (GEMS): conclusion. Ethn Dis. 2003; (1 Suppl 1): S88-91
- Agreement among measures of asthma status: a prospective study of low-income children with moderate to severe asthma. Pediatrics. 2002; (4): 797-804
- Cardiovascular health in childhood: A statement for health professionals from the Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young (AHOY) of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, American Heart Association. Circulation. 2002; (1): 143-60
- Primary care interventions to reduce television viewing in African-American children. Am J Prev Med. 2002; (2): 106-9
- Validity of children's food portion estimates: a comparison of 2 measurement aids. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2002; (9): 867-71
- Are perceived neighborhood hazards a barrier to physical activity in children? Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001; (10): 1143-8
- Do adolescent smokers experience withdrawal effects when deprived of nicotine? Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2001; (2): 176-82
- Effects of reducing children's television and video game use on aggressive behavior: a randomized controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2001; (1): 17-23
- Effects of reducing television viewing on children's requests for toys: a randomized controlled trial. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2001; (3): 179-84
- Is parental control over children's eating associated with childhood obesity? Results from a population-based sample of third graders. Obes Res. 2001; (5): 306-12
- Overweight concerns and body dissatisfaction among third-grade children: the impacts of ethnicity and socioeconomic status. J Pediatr. 2001; (2): 181-7
- Television viewing and childhood obesity. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2001; (4): 1017-25
- The 30-second effect: an experiment revealing the impact of television commercials on food preferences of preschoolers. J Am Diet Assoc. 2001; (1): 42-6
- Are overweight children unhappy?: Body mass index, depressive symptoms, and overweight concerns in elementary school children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000; (9): 931-5
- Can a school - based intervention to reduce television use decrease adiposity in children in grades 3 and 4 ? West J Med. 2000; (1): 40
- Does the camera add 10 pounds? Media use, perceived importance of appearance, and weight concerns among teenage girls. J Adolesc Health. 2000; (1): 36-41
- Interactions of diet, physical activity, and obesity: implications for prevention CVD Prevention. 2000: 132-6
- The epidemic of pediatric obesity. West J Med. 2000; (4): 220-1
- Acculturation and eating disorder symptoms in adolescent girls J Research Adolesc. 1999: 67-83
- Behavioural treatment of childhood and adolescent obesity. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1999: S52-7
- Consumers and evaluation of interactive health communication applications. The Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health. Am J Prev Med. 1999; (1): 23-9
- Developers and evaluation of interactive health communication applications. The Science Panel on Interactive Communications and Health. Am J Prev Med. 1999; (1): 30-4
- Ethnic variation in cardiovascular disease risk factors among children and young adults: findings from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, 1988-1994. JAMA. 1999; (11): 1006-13
- Policy issues relevant to evaluation of interactive health communication applications. The Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health. Am J Prev Med. 1999; (1): 35-42
- Reducing children's television viewing to prevent obesity: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 1999; (16): 1561-7
- Viewing the viewers: 10 video case studies of children's television viewing behaviors J Broadcast Elec Media. 1999: 506-28
- An evidence-based approach to interactive health communication: a challenge to medicine in the information age. Science Panel on Interactive Communication and Health. JAMA. 1998; (14): 1264-9
- Does television cause childhood obesity? JAMA. 1998; (12): 959-60
- Nicotine dependence among adolescent smokers. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998; (2): 151-6
- Psychosocial factors associated with youth involvement in community activities promoting heart health. Health Educ Behav. 1998; (4): 489-500
- Television and music video exposure and risk of adolescent alcohol use. Pediatrics. 1998; (5): E54
- Use of the body mass index (BMI) as a measure of overweight in children and adolescents. J Pediatr. 1998; (2): 191-3
- Do cigarette warning labels reduce smoking? Paradoxical effects among adolescents. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1997; (3): 267-72
- Prospective study of risk factors for the initiation of cigarette smoking. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1997; (6): 1011-6
- School-based cardiovascular disease prevention studies: review and synthesis Ann Epidemiol. 1997: S14-S31
- Advances and future directions for school-based health promotion research: commentary on the CATCH intervention Trial. Prev Med. 1996 Jul-Aug; (4): 378-83
- Predicting onset of drinking in a community sample of adolescents: the role of expectancy and temperament. Addict Behav. 1996 Jul-Aug; (4): 473-80
- Effects of structured encounter forms on pediatric house staff knowledge, parent satisfaction, and quality of care. A randomized, controlled trial. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1996; (9): 975-80
- Ethnicity and body dissatisfaction: are Hispanic and Asian girls at increased risk for eating disorders? J Adolesc Health. 1996; (6): 384-93
- Ethnic and gender differences in the relationships between television viewing and obesity, physical activity and dietary fat intake J Health Educ. 1995: S91-S98
- Television advertising for health. Pediatr Ann. 1995; (2): 73-8
- Pursuit of thinness and onset of eating disorder symptoms in a community sample of adolescent girls: a three-year prospective analysis. Int J Eat Disord. 1994; (3): 227-38
- Timing and rate of sexual maturation and the onset of cigarette and alcohol use among teenage girls. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1994; (8): 789-95
- Assessment and treatment of childhood obesity. Pediatr Rev. 1993; (9): 337-43; quiz 344
- Childhood obesity: what is it? what does it mean? Singapore J Nutr Diet. 1993: 1-6
- Defining obesity in children and adolescents: clinical approaches. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 1993; (4-5): 313-20
- Does television viewing increase obesity and reduce physical activity? Cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses among adolescent girls. Pediatrics. 1993; (2): 273-80
- Community health behavior change through computer network health promotion: preliminary findings from Stanford Health-Net. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1989 Oct-Nov; (2-3): 137-44
- The Stanford Adolescent Heart Health Program. Health Educ Q. 1989; (2): 263-83
- Cardiovascular disease risk reduction for tenth graders. A multiple-factor school-based approach. JAMA. 1988 Sep 23-30; (12): 1728-33
- Changing community health behaviors with a health promotion computer network: preliminary findings from Stanford Health-Net Proceedings of the 11th Annual Symposium on Computer Applications in Medical Care. 1987: 514-520
- Depressive symptoms and substance use among adolescent binge eaters and purgers: a defined population study. Am J Public Health. 1987; (12): 1539-41
- Evidence for an alcohol-stress link among normal weight adolescents reporting purging behavior Int J Eat Disord. 1987: 349-356
- Perspectives on adolescent substance use. A defined population study. JAMA. 1987; (15): 2072-6
- Correlates of seat-belt use by adolescents: implications for health promotion. Prev Med. 1986; (6): 614-23
- Health-net: an interactive computer network for campus health promotion. J Am Coll Health. 1986; (6): 284-5
- Self-induced vomiting and laxative and diuretic use among teenagers. Precursors of the binge-purge syndrome? JAMA. 1986; (11): 1447-9
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