Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 140-149 , August 2001

The health and well-being of adolescents: a school-based population study of the self-report Child Health Questionnaire

  • Elizabeth B Waters (M.P.H.)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital (E.B.W., L.A.S., M.W., K.D.H.), Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Paediatrics (E.B.W., M.W.), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Elizabeth Waters, M.P.H., Director, Research and Public Health Unit, Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital, Flemington Rd., Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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  • Louisa A Salmon, B.A. ((Hons.))

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital (E.B.W., L.A.S., M.W., K.D.H.), Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Melissa Wake, M.D. (M.B.Ch.B.)

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital (E.B.W., L.A.S., M.W., K.D.H.), Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Martin Wright, M.D. (M.P.H.)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics (E.B.W., M.W.), University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
    • ,
  • Kylie D Hesketh (B.B.Sc.(Hons.))

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Community Child Health, Royal Children’s Hospital (E.B.W., L.A.S., M.W., K.D.H.), Melbourne, Australia

,Accepted 20 December 2000.

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Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 140-149 , August 2001

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