Geographical and household variation in health-related quality of life in Hong Kong

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 315-320

  Wong, Samuel Yeung Shan ^a   Lau, Chun Hong Johnson ^a   Wong, Eric Ming Chung ^a   Chung, Vincent Chi Ho ^a   Lo, Su Vui ^b   Goggins, William ^a   Meryl Griffiths, Sian ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Geographic locations; Hong Kong; Quality of life; Socio economic factors

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 73049116697     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.10.015     Document Type: Article

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