The relation between concepts of quality-of-life, health and happiness

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-28

  Musschenga, Albert W ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Enjoyment; Excellence; Happiness; Health; Medical evaluation research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MORALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANALYTICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; ETHICS, MEDICAL; HAPPINESS; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MORALS; PATIENT SELECTION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 0031064547     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/22.1.11     Document Type: Article

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