Association between educational level and health related quality of life in Spanish adults

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 75-82

  Regidor, Enrique ^a   Barrio, Gregorio ^b   De La Fuente, Luis ^b   Domingo, Antonia ^c   Rodriguez, Carmen ^a   Alonso, Jordi ^c  

^a Ministry of Environment   (Spain)

^b Stt Off the Natl Plan on Drugs   (Spain)

^c INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ILLICIT DRUG;

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN;

SPAIN;

EID: 0032896763     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.53.2.75     Document Type: Article

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