Self-reported skin morbidity and mental health. A population survey among adults in a Norwegian city

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 153, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 145-149

  Dalgard, F ^a   Svensson, A ^b   Sundby, J ^a   Dalgard, O S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community; Mental distress; Negative life events; Skin morbidity; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NORWAY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; SELF REPORT; SKIN DISEASE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; SKIN DISEASES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 22944458188     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2005.06414.x     Document Type: Article

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