Lower well-being of young Australian adults with self-reported disability reflects their poorer living conditions rather than health issues

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 176-182

  Emerson, Eric ^a,b   Llewellyn, Gwynnyth ^a   Honey, Anne ^a   Kariuki, Maina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adversity; Disability; Quality of life; Resources; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861174608     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2011.00810.x     Document Type: Article

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