The pros and cons of social relations: An analysis of adolescents' health complaints

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 611-623

  Brolin Låftman, Sara ^a   Östberg, Viveca ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Child health; Health complaints; Social relations; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; PARENT-OFFSPRING INTERACTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOSOMATICS; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33744820005     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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