Evidence for the sensitivity of the SF-36 health status measure to inequalities in health: Results from the Oxford healthy lifestyles survey

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 377-380

  Jenkinson, Crispin ^a   Layte, Richard ^a   Coulter, Angela ^b   Wright, Lucie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029967193     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.3.377     Document Type: Article

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