Quality of life in the Palestinian context: An inquiry in war-like conditions

Health Policy

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-84

  Giacaman, Rita ^a   Mataria, Awad ^a   Nguyen Gillham, Viet ^a   Safieh, Rula Abu ^b   Stefanini, Angelo ^c   Chatterji, Somnath ^d  

^a BIRZEIT UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^b Gaza Community Mental Health Program   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^d WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Instrument development; Occupied Palestinian Territory; Quality of life; War like conditions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARAB; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; POLITICS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARABS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; WAR;

EID: 33847355542     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2006.05.011     Document Type: Article

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