Health-related quality of life among US veterans and civilians by race and ethnicity

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Luncheon, Cecily ^a   Zack, Matthew ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84864842462     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd9.110138     Document Type: Article

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