Mental health inequalities in Slovenian 15-year-old adolescents explained by personal social position and family socioeconomic status

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Klanšček, Helena Jeriček ^a   Žiberna, Janina ^a   Korošec, Aleš ^a   Zurc, Joca ^b   Albreht, Tit ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^b Visoka ola Za Zdravstveno Nego Jesenice   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Inequalities; Mental health; Slovenia; Socioeconomic position

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH MONITORING; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FAMILY AFFLUENCE SCALE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; SINGLE PARENT; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRENGTH AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SLOVENIA;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARENTS; PERCEPTION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS; SEX FACTORS; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 84898444339     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-13-26     Document Type: Article

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