Associations between general self-efficacy and health-related quality of life among 12-13-year-old school children: A cross-sectional survey

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 7, Issue , 2009, Pages 85-

  Kvarme, Lisbeth G ^a,d   Haraldstad, Kristin ^b   Helseth, Sølvi ^b   Sørum, Ragnhild ^c   Natvig, Gerd K ^d  

^a VID SPECIALIZED UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c CANCER REGISTRY OF NORWAY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIGRATION; NORWAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SELF ESTEEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT;

EID: 70449475695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-7-85     Document Type: Article

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