Acne, anxiety, depression and suicide in teenagers: A cross-sectional survey of New Zealand secondary school students

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 793-796

  Purvis, Diana ^a   Robinson, Elizabeth ^b   Merry, Sally ^c   Watson, Peter ^c  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acne vulgaris; Adolescence; Anxiety; Depression; Suicide attempt

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 33750626192     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2006.00979.x     Document Type: Article

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