Sociodemographic and neighbourhood determinants of health-related quality of life among grade-five students in Canada

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 969-976

  Wu, X Y ^a   Ohinmaa, A ^a   Veugelers, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Geographic differences; Health inequalities; Health related quality of life; Neighbourhood characteristics; Sociodemographic characteristics; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; POVERTY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STUDENT;

ALBERTA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS;

EID: 79951720497     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9663-z     Document Type: Article

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