Quality of life in children: A critical examination of concepts, approaches, issues, and future directions

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 45, Issue , 2016, Pages 131-143

  Wallander, Jan L ^a   Koot, Hans M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Childhood; Health related quality of life; Quality of life; Social indicators; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; WELLBEING; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84976240175     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2015.11.007     Document Type: Review

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