Experiences of appearance-related teasing and bullying in skin diseases and their psychological sequelae: Results of a qualitative study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 430-436

  Magin, Parker ^a   Adams, Jon ^b   Heading, Gaynor ^c   Pond, Dimity ^a   Smith, Wayne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Grounded theory; Mental health; Qualitative approaches

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIN DISEASE; VIOLENCE;

AUSTRALIA; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; SKIN DISEASES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 49749147914     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00547.x     Document Type: Article

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