Health-related quality of life: Does rurality matter?

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 147-156

  Goins, R Turner ^a   Mitchell, Jim ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION DENSITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032873544     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.1999.tb00734.x     Document Type: Article

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