Health-related determinants of perceived quality of life: A comparison between first-year university students and their working peers

Work

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 167-177

  Vaez, Marjan ^a   de Leon, Antonio Ponce ^a   Laflamme, Lucie ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Abusive events; Alcohol consumption; Health related behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PEER GROUP; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SMOKELESS TOBACCO; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; THREAT; WORKPLACE VIOLENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; SWEDEN; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33645278398     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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