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The image of health status and quality of life in a Caribbean society

BACKGROUND: Health is defined as the presence or absence of illness. This conceptualization of health status is dominant in health treatment and in fashioning the health care system. However, very little research has been done on how Jamaicans view health status and quality of life (QoL). AIMS: This...

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Autores principales:	Bourne, Paul A., McGrowder, Donovan A., Charles, Christopher A.D., Francis, Cynthia G.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2010
Materias:	Original Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3354410/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22624140 http://dx.doi.org/10.4297/najms.2010.2196

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