Determinants of self-rated health in women: A population-based study in Armavir Marz, Armenia, 2001 & 2004

International Journal for Equity in Health

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Demirchyan, Anahit ^a   Thompson, Michael E ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF ARMENIA   (Armenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 62449112980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14759276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-7-25     Document Type: Article

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