A comparison of health-related quality of life between children with versus without special health care needs, and children requiring versus not requiring psychiatric services

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1577-1586

  Mohler Kuo, Meichun ^a   Dey, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Health related quality of life; Mental health problems; Psychiatric services; Special health care needs

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84868001793     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-011-0078-2     Document Type: Article

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