Self-rated health: Caught in the crossfire of the quest for 'true' health?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1161-1164

  Quesnel Vallée, Amélie ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EFFECT MODIFIERS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 36949003760     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym236     Document Type: Editorial

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