Mental health problems of Dutch adolescents: The association with adolescents' and their parents' educational level

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Havas, Jano ^a,b   Bosma, Hans ^a   Spreeuwenberg, Cor ^a   Feron, Frans J ^a,b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b South Limburg Public Health Service   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Educational level; Equalization; Mental health problems; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; PARENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOPATHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NETHERLANDS; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 77952904487     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp172     Document Type: Article

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