Self-rated health and associated factors among older South Africans: Evidence from the study on global ageing and adult health

Global Health Action

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Phaswana Mafuya, Nancy ^a,b   Peltzer, Karl ^a,c   Chirinda, Witness ^a   Kose, Zamakayise ^a   Hoosain, Ebrahim ^a   Ramlagan, Shandir ^a   Tabane, Cily ^c   Davids, Adlai ^a  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b NELSON MANDELA METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ADLs; Adult health; Ageing; Disability; IADLs; Quality of life; SAGE; Self reported health; South Africa; WHODAS II; WHOQoL

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883229479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16549880     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/gha.v6i0.19880     Document Type: Article

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