Quality of life among an Iranian general population sample using the World Health Organization's quality of life instrument (WHOQOL-BREF)

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-61

  Nedjat, Saharnaz ^a   Holakouie Naieni, Kourosh ^a   Mohammad, Kazem ^a   Majdzadeh, Reza ^a   Montazeri, Ali ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b NONE

Author keywords

General population; Iran; Quality of life; WHOQOL BREF

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952194636     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0174-z     Document Type: Article

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