Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 258-264 , March 2010

Discrepant Trends in Mental Health Complaints Among Younger and Older Adolescents in Sweden: An Analysis of WHO Data 1985–2005

  • Curt Hagquist, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Curt Hagquist, Ph.D., Centre for Research on Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Sweden.

Received 27 February 2009 ,Accepted 8 July 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00272-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.07.003

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 258-264 , March 2010

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