Inequalities of quality of life in unemployed young adults: A population-based questionnaire study

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Axelsson, Lars ^a,b   Andersson, Ingemar H ^a   Edén, Lena ^a   Ejlertsson, Göran ^a  

^a KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; LIFE SATISFACTION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAMPLE SIZE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF REPORT; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 34047095315     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-6-1     Document Type: Article

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