Gender and self-perceived health in childhood and adolescence in Spain;Género y salud percibida en la infancia y la adolescencia en España

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-439

  Vélez Galárraga, Rosario ^a,b   López Aguilà, Silvia ^a   Rajmil, Luis ^a,b,c  

^a Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children and adolescents; Gender; Health related quality of life; Self perceived health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349207051     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2009.01.014     Document Type: Article

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