A cross-cultural study of spirituality, religion, and personal beliefs as components of quality of life

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1486-1497

  Saxena, Shekhar ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Health; Quality of life; Religion; Spirituality; WHOQOL

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BELIEF; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 32044468956     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.001     Document Type: Article

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