Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 237-243 , March 2009

Menstrual Symptoms in Adolescent Girls: Association with Smoking, Depressive Symptoms, and Anxiety

  • Lorah D. Dorn, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Lorah D. Dorn, Ph.D., Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Avenue, MLC 4000, Cincinnati, OH 45229.
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  • Sonya Negriff, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Bin Huang, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • Center for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Stephanie Pabst, M.Ed.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Jennifer Hillman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Paula Braverman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
    • University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Elizabeth J. Susman, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania

Received 4 February 2008 ,Accepted 31 July 2008.

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 Financial support was from a grant received by the first author (R01DA16402). The study was also supported by USPHS GCRC Grant #M01 RR 08084 from the National Center for Research Resources, NIH. No other support was received by any of the authors.

PII: S1054-139X(08)00339-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.07.018

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 237-243 , March 2009

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