Opposite poles: A comparison between two Spanish regions in health-related quality of life, with implications for health policy

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Oliva Moreno, Juan ^a   Zozaya, Néboa ^a   López Valcárcel, Beatriz G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956919286     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-576     Document Type: Article

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