Understanding and researching wellbeing: Its usage in different disciplines and potential for health research and health promotion

Health Education Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 70-87

  Cronin De Chavez, Anna ^a   Backett Milburn, Kathryn ^b,c   Parry, Odette ^d   Platt, Stephen ^c  

^a Leeds North West Primary Care Trust ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Behaviour and Change   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disciplinary differences; Health research; Literature review; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOLOGY; BIOMEDICINE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL MEDICINE; SOCIOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

EID: 16244390541     PISSN: 00178969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001789690506400108     Document Type: Review

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