Self-rated health in adolescence: A multifactorial composite

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 12-20

  Breidablik, Hans Johan ^a   Meland, Eivind ^b   Lydersen, Stian ^c  

^a District General Hospital of Førde   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Adolescence; health behaviour; self rated health; subjective health complaints

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; WELLBEING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL HEALTH; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 42449112441     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085306     Document Type: Article

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