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Milestones of Quality of Life Research in Canada, 1960s to 2014

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While the quantity of our lives is notoriously limited to one per person, the quality is as varied as the perspectives from which it is viewed. So, it would be more accurate to discuss the qualities of life or aspects of human well-being, although the historical fact is that the terms most often used are ‘quality of life’ and ‘well-being’ as if they designated one thing.

Michalos, A.C.: 2016. Milestones of quality of life research in Canada, 1960s to 2014.

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Michalos, A.C. (2017). Milestones of Quality of Life Research in Canada, 1960s to 2014. In: Connecting the Quality of Life Theory to Health, Well-being and Education. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51161-0_17

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