Self-rated health, psychosocial functioning, and health-related behavior among Thai adolescents

Pediatrics International

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 120-125

  Page, Randy M ^a   Suwanteerangkul, Jiraporn ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health related behavior; Psychosocial functioning; Self rated health; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HOPELESSNESS; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL ATTRACTIVENESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SLEEP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; THAILAND;

EID: 60849092294     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02660.x     Document Type: Article

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