Is the association between acne and mental distress influenced by diet? Results from a cross-sectional population study among 3775 late adolescents in Oslo, Norway

BMC Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Halvorsen, Jon A ^a,b   Dalgard, Florence ^b,c   Thoresen, Magne ^b   Bjertness, Espen ^b,d   Lien, Lars ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d TIBET UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CACAO; CHECKLIST; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHNICITY; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HOPKINS SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 10; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; VEGETABLE; ACNE VULGARIS; MENTAL STRESS; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 70349682743     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-340     Document Type: Article

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