Quality of Life (QOL) in the U.S. Marine Corps: The validation of a QOL model for predicting reenlistment intentions

Military Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 115-134

  Hindelang, Regina L ^a   Schwerin, Michael J ^b,c   Farmer, William L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b Navy Pers Res Studs/Technology   (United States)

^c RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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EID: 2442698816     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327876MP1602_3     Document Type: Article

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