Explaining rural/non-rural disparities in physical health-related quality of life: A study of United Methodist clergy in North Carolina

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 807-815

  Miles, Andrew ^a   Proescholdbell, Rae Jean ^a,b   Puffer, Eve ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Clergy; Health related quality of life; Income; Joint diseases; Obesity; Rural health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CLERGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CLERGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; OBESITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 80052326088     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-010-9817-z     Document Type: Article

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