Gender, age, and behavior differences in early adolescent worry

Journal of School Health

Volumn 76, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 430-437

  Brown, Stephen L ^a   Teufel, James A ^a   Birch, David A ^a   Kancherla, Vijaya ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748791719     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2006.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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