Time trends and seasonal patterns of health-related quality of life among U.S. adults

Public Health Reports

Volumn 124, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 692-701

  Jia, Haomiao ^a   Lubetkin, Erica I ^b  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; TIME; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEASONS; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249119462     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490912400511     Document Type: Article

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