Health-related quality of life and children's happiness with their childcare

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 244-250

  Lloyd, K ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childcare; Children's views; Quality of life; Quantitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CHILD; CHILD CARE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856510573     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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