Hypertension and happiness across nations

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-233

  Blanchflower, David G ^a,b   Oswald, Andrew J ^c  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; GHQ; Gross national happiness; Health; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERTENSION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFE SATISFACTION; OCCUPATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; WELLBEING;

AGED; EUROPE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION;

BENELUX; CENTRAL EUROPE; DENMARK; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; ITALY; NETHERLANDS; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 40849113096     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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