Exploratory study on drug Users' perspectives on quality of life: More than health-related quality of life?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-126

  De Maeyer, Jessica ^a   Vanderplasschen, Wouter ^a   Broekaert, Eric ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Drug users; Druguse; Focus groups; Health related quality of life; Participative; Quality of life; Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; DRUG USER; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EAST FLANDERS; EURASIA; EUROPE; GHENT; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 54049154215     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-008-9315-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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