The concept of positive health: A review and commentary on its application in oral health research

Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 161-173

  Locker, David ^a   Gibson, Barry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definition; Measurement; Positive health; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL RESEARCH; HEALTH; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENTAL RESEARCH; HEALTH; HUMANS; ORAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33745922086     PISSN: 03015661     EISSN: 16000528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00263.x     Document Type: Review

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