Trend analyses in the health behaviour in school-aged children study: Methodological considerations and recommendations

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue , 2015, Pages 7-12

  Schnohr, Christina W ^a   Molcho, Michal ^b   Rasmussen, Mette ^c   Samdal, Oddrun ^d   De Looze, Margreet ^e   Levin, Kate ^f   Roberts, Chris J ^g   Ehlinger, Virginie ^h   Krølner, Rikke ^c   Dalmasso, Paola ⁱ   Torsheim, Torbjørn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^e UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^f NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^g WELSH GOVERNMENT   (United Kingdom)

^h UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH AMERICA; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84926610234     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckv010     Document Type: Article

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