Social structure versus perception: A cross-national comparison of self-rated health in Egypt, Iran, Jordan, and the United States

Values and Perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern Publics

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 181-208

  Ajrouch, Kristine J ^a   Moaddel, Mansoor ^a  

^a EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84870407113     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1057/9780230603332     Document Type: Chapter

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