Survey measures of health: How well do self-reported and observed indicators measure health and predict mortality?

Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 314-341

  Kuhn, Randall ^a,b   Rahman, Omar ^c   Menken, Jane ^d,e  

^a Global Health Affairs Program   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c Independent University   (Bangladesh)

^d Institute of Behavioral Science   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84937140122     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.17226/11708     Document Type: Chapter

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