Does multi‑morbidity mediate the effect of socioeconomics on self‑rated health? Cross‑country differences

International Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 2015-September, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Assari, Shervin ^a,b   Lankarani, Maryam Moghani ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic medical conditions; Physical health; Sociodemographics; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BARBADOS; BRAZIL; CHILE; CHINA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; COSTA RICA; CUBA; FEMALE; GHANA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INDIA; MALE; MEXICO; PUERTO RICO; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; UNITED STATES; URUGUAY;

EID: 84941335351     PISSN: 20087802     EISSN: 20088213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2008-7802.164413     Document Type: Article

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