Peer victimisation during adolescence and its impact on depression in early adulthood: Prospective cohort study in the United Kingdom

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 350, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Bowes, Lucy ^a   Joinson, Carol ^b   Wolke, Dieter ^c   Lewis, Glyn ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; BULLYING; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84936804408     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.h2469     Document Type: Article

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