Psychosomatic health problems among adolescents in Sweden-are the time trends gender related

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 331-336

  Hagquist, Curt ^a  

^a Karlstad Business School   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender; Psychosomatic health; Sweden; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 66249108535     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp031     Document Type: Article

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