Individual quality of life among at risk indigenous youth in Australia

Applied Research in Quality of Life

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 171-183

  Chenhall, Richard D ^a   Senior, Kate ^b   Cole, David ^c   Cunningham, Teresa ^b   O'Boyle, Ciaran ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MENZIES SCHOOL OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Australia)

^c Balunu Foundation   (Australia)

^d ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Indigenous Australian youth; Quality of life; SEIQol DW

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955173012     PISSN: 18712584     EISSN: 18712576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11482-010-9101-y     Document Type: Article

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