Socio-demographic determinants of self-rated health in Brazil Determinantes sócio-demográficos da auto-avaliação da saúde no Brasil

• Main Authors: Célia Landmann Szwarcwald (Author), Paulo Roberto Borges de Souza-Júnior (Author), Maria Angela Pires Esteves (Author), Giseli Nogueira Damacena (Author), Francisco Viacava (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Self-rated health has been used extensively in epidemiologic studies, not only due to its importance per se but also due to the validity established by its association with clinical conditions and with greater risk of subsequent morbidity and mortality. In this study, the socio-demographic determina...