Using perceived health to test the construct-related validity of global quality of life

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 279-298

  Beckie, Theresa M ^a   Hayduk, Leslie A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

EID: 1242299054     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SOCI.0000003800.31366.73     Document Type: Article

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