Using health and subjective wellbeing for quality of life measurement: A review

Social Policy Review 18: Analysis and Debate in Social Policy, 2006

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 165-192

  Cummins, Robert A ^a   Lau, Anna L D ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

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