Explanations for female excess psychosomatic symptoms in adolescence: evidence from a school-based cohort in the West of Scotland
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>By mid adolescence there is an excess in female physical and/or psychosomatic, as well as psychological morbidity. This paper examines the contribution of a range of factors (self-esteem, body image, gender-role orientation, body mas...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2007-10-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/7/298 |