Challenges in comparing the quality of life of older people between ethnic groups, and the implications for national well-being indicators: A secondary analysis of two cross-sectional surveys

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Volumn 9, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Grant, Robert L ^a   Bowling, Ann ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Older people; Quality of life; Socio economic status; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASP 19 SCALE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MINORITY GROUP; OLDER PEOPLE QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 82655170577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7525-9-109     Document Type: Article

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