The meanings of self-ratings of health: A qualitative and quantitative approach

Research on Aging

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 458-476

  Idler, Ellen L ^a   Hudson, Shawna V ^a   Leventhal, Howard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEGRO; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; SELF EVALUATION;

EID: 0032914585     PISSN: 01640275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0164027599213006     Document Type: Article

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