Well-being assessment: An evaluation of well-being scales for public health and population estimates of well-being among US adults

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 272-297

  Kobau, Rosemarie ^a   Sniezek, Joseph ^b   Zack, Matthew M ^a   Lucas, Richard E ^c   Burns, Adam ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Porter Novelli   (United States)

Author keywords

Population health; Psychometric analysis; US population surveys; Well being assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859584585     PISSN: 17580846     EISSN: 17580854     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1758-0854.2010.01035.x     Document Type: Article

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