Subjective well-Being and life satisfaction in the Kingdom of Tonga

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-311

  Moore, Sean E ^a   Leslie, Heather Young ^b   Lavis, Carrie A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Niagara College   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD OF LIVING;

OCEANIC REGIONS; PACIFIC ISLANDS; PACIFIC OCEAN; POLYNESIA; TONGA; WORLD;

EID: 22844443009     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-1541-z     Document Type: Article

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