Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents in Germany: Results of the BELLA study

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 148-156

  Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a   Erhart, Michael ^a   Wille, Nora ^a   Bullinger, Monika ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Health survey; Health related quality of life; KINDL R

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VALIDITY; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN RELATION; METHODOLOGY; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 60849128245     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-008-1016-x     Document Type: Article

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