Sex differences in the prevalence and severity of psychiatric disorders in adolescents from Mexico City;Diferencias de sexo en la prevalencia y severidad de trastornos psiquiátricos en adolescentes de la Ciudad de México

Salud Mental

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 155-163

  Benjet, Corina ^a   Borges, Guilherme ^a   Medina Mora, Maria Elena ^a   Méndez, Enrique ^a   Fleiz, Clara ^a   Rojas, Estela ^a   Cruz, Carlos ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Gender; Mental disorders; Teenagers

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953878354     PISSN: 01853325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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