Demographic characteristics as predictors of quality of life in a population of psychiatric outpatients

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-184

  Masthoff, Erik ^a   Trompenaars, Fons ^a,c   Hodiamont, Paul ^a,b   van Heck, Guus ^b   de Vries, Jolanda ^b  

^a GGZ Midden Brabant   (Netherlands)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Ministerie van Justitie   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INDICATOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646918265     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-004-8157-1     Document Type: Article

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