Health locus of control and depressive symptoms among adolescents in Alexandria, Egypt

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1043-1052

  Afifi, M ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Oman)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIVARIATE ANALYSIS; CHILD DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DEPRESSION INVENTORY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EGYPT; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; LOCUS OF CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDIMENSIONAL HEALTH LOCUS OF CONTROL SCALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; SYMPTOM;

EID: 37849007255     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2007.13.5.1043     Document Type: Article

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