Health-related quality of life in children and adolescents and associated factors

Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-48

  Gaspar, Tania ^a   Gaspar Matos, Margarida ^a   Pais, Ribeiro ^b   José, Luis ^b   Leal, Isabel ^c   Ferreira, Aristides ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE PSICOLOGIA APLICADA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MINHO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Health related quality of life

Indexed keywords

EID: 65549103329     PISSN: 15847101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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