Well-being: Concepts and measures

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 627-644

  Kahn, Robert L ^a   Juster, F Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 0036965839     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1540-4560.00281     Document Type: Article

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