Happiness in Canada since World War II

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 109-123

  Hill, Roderick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIVING STANDARD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0742323458     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025596332111     Document Type: Article

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