Re-evaluating self-evaluation. A commentary on Jen, Jones, and Johnston (68:4, 2009)

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 496-497

  Barford, Anna ^a   Dorling, Danny ^a   Pickett, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inequality; International comparison; Self evaluated health

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; SELF ASSESSMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOLOGY;

EID: 74549172340     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.059     Document Type: Note

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