Quality of life in the general Norwegian population, measured by the Quality of Life Scale (QOLS-N)

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1001-1009

  Wahl, Astrid K ^a   Rustøen, Tone ^a   Hanestad, Berit R ^b   Lerdal, Anners ^c   Moum, Torbjørn ^d  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH EASTERN NORWAY   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Quality of life scale; Well being and reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POPULATION; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 3242707870     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000025583.28948.5b     Document Type: Article

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