Is the evaluation of the global quality of life determined by emotional status

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1347-1356

  Heinonen, H ^a   Aro, A R ^a   Aalto, A M ^a   Uutela, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Global quality of life; Visual analogue scale; Well being dimension

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 4544300308     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:QURE.0000040788.12947.b9     Document Type: Article

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