Personality predicts quality of life in pediatric patients with unintentional injuries: A 1-year follow-up study

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 481-491

  Vollrath, Margarete ^a   Landolt, Markus A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b University Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Five Factor Model; Health related quality of life; Pediatric patients; Personality; Unintentional injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 23844539913     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsi073     Document Type: Article

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