Global Quality of Life (QOL), health and ability are primarily determined by our consciousness. Research findings from Denmark 1991-2004

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 87-122

  Ventegodt, Søren ^a   Flensborg Madsen, Trine ^a   Andersen, Niels Jørgen ^b   Nielsen, Michael ^a   Mohammed, Morad ^c   Merrick, Joav ^c,d  

^a QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^b BI NORWEGIAN BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Norway)

^c BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^d DIVISION FOR INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

DENMARK; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; WORLD;

EID: 19544371890     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-8015-1     Document Type: Article

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