Age and gender differences of somatic symptoms in children and adolescents*

Journal of Mental Health

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 33-41

  Romero Acosta, Kelly ^a   Canals, Josefa ^b   Hernández Martínez, Carmen ^b   Penelo, Eva ^a   Zolog, Teodora Cosmina ^a   Domènech Llaberia, Edelmira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Children; Impairment; Somatic symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DIZZINESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STOMACH PAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; CHILD; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SPAIN;

EID: 84872931666     PISSN: 09638237     EISSN: 13600567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638237.2012.734655     Document Type: Article

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