The consistency of self-rated health in comparative perspective

Public Health

Volumn 123, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 199-201

  Babones, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AGE; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDIZATION;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE EXPECTANCY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 59849101811     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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