Self-Reported Health among Older Bangladeshis: How Good a Health Indicator Is It?

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 856-863

  Rahman, M Omar ^a,b   Barsky, Arthur J ^c  

^a INDEPENDENT UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADLs; Comorbidity; Developing country; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MORBIDITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0347359285     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.6.856     Document Type: Article

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