Discrepant Trends in Mental Health Complaints Among Younger and Older Adolescents in Sweden: An Analysis of WHO Data 1985-2005

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Hagquist, Curt ^a  

^a The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Mental health; Sweden; Trends

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SWEDEN; TREND STUDY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; SWEDEN; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 76349098914     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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