Self-assessed health: What does it mean and what does it hide?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 121, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-28

  Au, Nicole ^a   Johnston, David W ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

General health; Instrumental variables; Panel data; Self assessed health; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PANEL DATA; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INSTRUMENTAL VARIABLE ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; PAIN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SELF ASSESSED GENERAL HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL MODEL; VITALITY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, ECONOMETRIC; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84907994604     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.10.007     Document Type: Article

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