Height and Happiness in a Developing Country

Journal of Happiness Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-23

  Sohn, Kitae ^a  

^a Kookmin University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Developing country; Happiness; Height; Indonesian Family Life Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957441141     PISSN: 13894978     EISSN: 15737780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10902-014-9566-8     Document Type: Article

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