The main orientation of the WHO Oral Health Program (2003) is that oral health is integral, essential and interrelated to general health and a determinant factor for quality of life.
Moreover, it is important to emphasize that one of our objectives was to investigate the role of endometriosis in addition to pelvic pain as a determinant factor for quality of life [ 29, 30].
According to the Policy basis for the WHO Oral Health Programme, (a) oral health is integral and essential to general health, (b) it is a determinant factor for quality of life, (c) oral health and general health are interrelated, and (d) proper oral health care reduces premature mortality (Petersen 2003).
There is growing interest in psychosocial factors with positive attitudes, such as interpersonal trust, as determinants for Quality-of-life (QOL) or subjective well-being.
This polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) is the major determinant for the quality of flax seed oil in food, nutraceuticals and industrial applications.
As the ovulated eggs in reared rainbow trout do not usually oviposit naturally, post-ovulatory aging of the eggs is widely accepted as a common determinant for egg quality [ 20- 22].
Ratio and group size may be more important determinants of quality for infants and toddlers than for older children.
There is clear evidence that seizure control is the largest determinant of quality of life for people with epilepsy 4 and failure to control seizures will, therefore, come at a significant cost to the individual, the health service and wider society.
For example: "Quality" is calculated as the aspect ratio for the tetra element while the "Determinant" was used for "Quality" for the Quad element.
Nonetheless, it is a valid and reliable instrument to explore determinants for patients' quality of life.
