Religiosity, Depression, and Physical Maturation in Adolescent Girls

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 206-214

  Miller, Lisa ^a,b   Gur, Merav ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Unit 24   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Depression; Maturation; Menstruation; Religiosity; Secondary sexual characteristics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL MATURATION; UNITED STATES; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; NORTH CAROLINA; RELIGION; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0036481998     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200202000-00015     Document Type: Article

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