Health literacy and happiness: A community-based study

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 325-338

  Angner, Erik ^a   Miller, Michael J ^b   Ray, Midge N ^a   Saag, Kenneth G ^a   Allison, Jeroan J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^c University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

General literacy; Happiness; Health literacy; Personal control; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ESTIMATION METHOD; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX; LITERACY; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INCLUSION;

EID: 73449136329     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-009-9462-5     Document Type: Article

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