Subjective Health-Related Quality of Life in Homeless and Vulnerably Housed Individuals and Its Relationship with Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health Status

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 341-352

  Gadermann, Anne M ^a   Hubley, Anita M ^a   Russell, Lara B ^a   Palepu, Anita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health related quality of life; Homeless; Multiple Discrepancies Theory; Quality of Life for Homeless and Hard to House Individuals Inventory; SF 12; Vulnerably housed

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESSNESS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC INDICATOR; THEORETICAL STUDY;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA; TORONTO; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

EID: 84897657820     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-013-0302-2     Document Type: Article

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