Subjective expectations regarding length and health-related quality of life in Hungary: Results from an empirical investigation

Health Expectations

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 696-709

  Péntek, Márta ^a,b   Brodszky, Valentin ^a   Gulácsi, Ádám László ^a   Hajdú, Ottó ^a   van Exel, Job ^c   Brouwer, Werner ^c   Gulácsi, László ^a  

^a Institute of Data Analytics and Information Systems   (Hungary)

^b Pest Megyei Flor Ferenc Korhaz   (Hungary)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Ageing; Expectations; Health status; Hungary; Longevity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HUNGARY; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84925970342     PISSN: 13696513     EISSN: 13697625     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-7625.2012.00797.x     Document Type: Article

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