Child Health-Related Quality of Life and Parental Social Capital in Greece: An Exploratory Study

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 75-92

  El Dardiry, Giulia ^a   Dimitrakaki, Christine ^a   Tzavara, Chara ^a   Ravens Sieberer, Ulrike ^b   Tountas, Yannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Child; Health related quality of life; Neighbourhood social capital; Parental social support

Indexed keywords

CHILD WELFARE; HEALTH POLICY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARENTAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

GREECE;

EID: 82655184790     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9764-7     Document Type: Article

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