Self-rated health: Analysis of distances and transitions between response options

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2761-2768

  Perneger, Thomas V ^a   Gayet Ageron, Angèle ^a   Courvoisier, Delphine S ^a   Agoritsas, Thomas ^a   Cullati, Stéphane ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Health status measurement; Population surveys; Response scale; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84892817536     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-013-0418-5     Document Type: Article

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