Psychological health and well-being: Why and how should public health specialists measure it? part 2: Stress, subjective well-being and overall conclusions

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 288-294

  Bartlett, Christopher J ^a   Coles, Edward C ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

psychiatric epidemiology; stress; subjective well being; survey instruments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LIFE EVENT; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SOCIAL PSYCHIATRY; WELLBEING;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031697939     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.pubmed.a024771     Document Type: Article

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