Key elements composing self-rated health in older adults: A comparative study of 11 European countries

European Journal of Ageing

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 213-226

  Verropoulou, Georgia ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross national comparison; Determinants; Homogeneity across countries; Multinomial logistic regression; Self rated health; SHARE

Indexed keywords

EID: 69249203448     PISSN: 16139372     EISSN: 16139380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10433-009-0125-9     Document Type: Article

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