What influence do major events in life have on our later quality of life? A retrospective study on life events and associated emotions

Medical Science Monitor

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Ventegodt, Søren ^a   Flensborg Madsen, Trine ^a   Andersen, Niels Jørgen ^b   Merrick, Joav ^c,d,e  

^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)

^e NONE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Denmark; Development; Global quality of life; Holistic medicine; Longitudinal study; Public health; QOL; SEQOL

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; TRANQUILIZER;

ARTICLE; CONSCIOUSNESS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG USE; EMOTION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE SATISFACTION; MATURATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL CRIME; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; SPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TIME PERCEPTION; WELLBEING;

AGED; BIOMETRY; DENMARK; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 32044433984     PISSN: 12341010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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