Predictors of health-related quality of life among low-income midlife women

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-78

  Ham, Ok Kyung ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

health related quality of life; midlife; socioeconomic status; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; POVERTY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOUTH KOREA; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN;

EID: 78650975872     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945910372776     Document Type: Article

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