The goals of health work: Quality of life, health and welfare

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-167

  Tengland, Per Anders ^a  

^a MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Goals of medicine; Health; Health care and public health; Health work; Health related ability; Health related quality of life; Health related welfare; Health related well being; Quality of life; Quality of life related well being; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

HEALTH; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33746225600     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-005-5642-5     Document Type: Article

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