Comparing subjective and objective measures of health: Evidence from hypertension for the income/health gradient

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 540-552

  Johnston, David W ^a   Propper, Carol ^b,c,d   Shields, Michael A ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hypertension; Income; Objective health; Reporting error; Self reported health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH EXPENDITURE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; PROBABILITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FALSE NEGATIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROBABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 67349259975     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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