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Is self-rated health a valid measure to use in social inequities and health research? Evidence from the PAPFAM women’s data in six Arab countries

INTRODUCTION: Some evidence from high-income countries suggests that self-rated health (SRH) is not a consistent predictor of objective health across social groups, and that its use may lead to inaccurate estimates of the effects of inequities on health. Given increased interest in studying and moni...

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Autores principales: Abdulrahim, Sawsan, El Asmar, Khalil
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3511271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22985471
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-11-53