Changes in quality of life among Norwegian school children: A six-month follow-up study

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Jozefiak, Thomas ^a,b   Larsson, Bo ^a   Wichstrøm, Lars ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE; AGE; PSYCHOMETRY; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 61849179334     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-7     Document Type: Article

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