Subjective health, symptom load and quality of life of children and adolescents in Europe

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 54, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a,i   Torsheim, Torbjorn ^b   Hetland, Jorn ^c   Vollebergh, Wilma ^d,i   Cavallo, Franco ^e,i   Jericek, Helena ^f,i   Alikasifoglu, Mujgan ^g,i   Välimaa, Raili ^h   Ottova, Veronika ^a,i   Erhart, Michael ^a   Torsheim, Torbjørn ⁱ   Alexandrova, Bogdana ⁱ   Brooks, Fiona ⁱ   Morgan, Antony ⁱ   Fenton, Cath ⁱ   Lepp, Kädi ⁱ   Välimäa, Raili ⁱ   Vignes, Céline ⁱ   Sentenac, Mariane ⁱ   Schnohr, Christina ⁱ   Kökönyei, Gyöngyi ⁱ   Unak, Kjartan ⁱ   Gobina, Inese ⁱ   van Dorsselaer, Saskia ⁱ   Hetland, Jørn ⁱ   Mazur, Joanna ⁱ   Gaspar, Tania ⁱ   Mih, Viorel ⁱ   Szentagotai, Aurora ⁱ   Kallay, Eva ⁱ   Geckova, Andrea ⁱ   Katreniakova, Zuzana ⁱ   Stergar, Eva ⁱ   Pucelj, Vesna ⁱ   Ramos, Pilar ⁱ   Danielson, Mia ⁱ   Eriksson, Lilly ⁱ   Erginoz, Ethem ⁱ   more..

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c STATOIL   (Norway)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^f Centre for Health Promotion   (Slovenia)

^g ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^h UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Children adolescents; Cross cultural differences; HBSC Study; Health types; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL STATUS; SUBJECTIVE HEALTH; SYMPTOM; SYMPTOM LOAD;

EID: 69249209729     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-009-5406-8     Document Type: Article

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