Socioeconomic determinants of health related quality of life in childhood and adolescence: Results from a European study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 130-135

  Von Rueden, Ursula ^a   Gosch, Angela ^a   Rajmil, Luis ^b   Bisegger, Corinna ^c   Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^a  

^a ROBERT KOCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b Catalan Agency for Health Technology Assessment and Research   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH IMPACT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; EMOTION; FAMILY AFFLUENCE SCALE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONEY; MOOD; PARENT; PERCEPTION; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 31144434155     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.039792     Document Type: Article

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