Age-related gender differences of relevance for health in Swedish adolescents

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 447-457

  Holmberg, Lars I ^a,b   Hellberg, Dan ^b,c  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Center for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Health factors; Risk factors; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SWEDEN; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 39549108538     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2007.19.4.447     Document Type: Article

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