European Survey Data: Rich Sources for Quality of Life Research

Social Indicators Research Series

Volumn 33, Issue , 2008, Pages 1-21

  Noll, Heinz Herbert ^a  

^a GESIS LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR THE SOCIAL SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

comparative research; Europe; quality of life; subjective well being; survey data

Indexed keywords

EID: 85203056661     PISSN: 13876570     EISSN: 22150099     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-8686-1_1     Document Type: Chapter

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