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

• Main Authors: Abdulrahim Sawsan (Author), El Asmar Khalil (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2012-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>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 o...