Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin

Exploring ethnic differences in understanding of self-rated health among persons of Turkish, Bosnian and German origin

Abstract Objective Self-rated health (SRH) is a widely used indictor of the subjective health status in population-based studies. However, differences in the reporting style across ethnic groups may limit the predictive ability of SRH for objective health outcomes. As part of the preparation phase o...

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Main Authors: Kalpani Wijekoon Wijekoon Mudiyanselage, Florence Samkange-Zeeb, Tilman Brand, Hajo Zeeb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Self-rated health status
Ethnicity
Qualitative content analysis
Turkish
Bosnian
German
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-4019-9

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