School demands and subjective health complaints among Swedish schoolchildren: A multilevel study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 344-350

  Eriksson, Ulrika ^a   Sellström, Eva ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child; context; HBSC; health promotion; multilevel logistic regression; schools

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; SELF CONCEPT; STUDENT; SWEDEN; TEACHING; WORKLOAD;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; TEACHING; WORKLOAD;

EID: 77953415684     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810364683     Document Type: Article

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