Psychological distress and its correlates in secondary school students in Pavia, Italy

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 779-786

  Marinoni, Alessandra ^a,c   Degrate, Alessandro ^a   Villani, Simona ^a   Gerzeli, Simone ^a   Palestra, Marina ^b   Bagnasco, Giuliana ^b   Cassoni, Evita ^b   Fratti, Cesare ^b   Ferretti, Maria Adele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Local Health Units of Pavia ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Family; General Health Questionnaire (GHQ); Habits; Relationships; Scholastic

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ITALY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SMOKING; SOCIAL LIFE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0030670061     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007345418104     Document Type: Article

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