'Well-being' as a focus for public health? A critique and defence

Critical Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 263-270

  Carlisle, Sandra ^a   Hanlon, Phil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Consumption; Inequalities; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO LIFE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSUMER; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 53249142271     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802277358     Document Type: Article

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