Factors associated with objective wellbeing in Jamaica: Is objective index still a good measure of health?

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 2198-2207

  Bourne, Paul A ^a   McGrowder, Donovan A ^a   Jones, Oniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Assets owned; Consumption; Economic wellbeing; Jamaica

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; JAMAICA; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 77953191947     PISSN: None     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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