Chronic health problems and health-related quality of life in Chinese children and adolescents: A Population-based study in Hong Kong

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lee, S L ^a   Cheung, Y F ^a   Wong, H S W ^a   Leung, T H ^b   Lam, T H ^a   Lau, Y L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SAR   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; CHINESE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; WELLBEING;

EID: 84873475047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001183     Document Type: Article

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