A community study of depression in adolescent girls: Prevalence and its relation to age

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 256-259

  Shaaban, K M A ^a,b   Baashar, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Depression; Prevalence; Relation to age

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SCHOOLS; SUDAN;

EID: 0344305737     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000072294     Document Type: Article

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