Validity of self-reported morbidity

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 136, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 722-724

  Prinja, Shankar ^a   Jeet, Gursimer ^a   Kumar, Rajesh ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORTED MORBIDITY; SOCIAL CLASS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIGNETTE;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MORBIDITY; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 84872067867     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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