Self-rated health does not explain the socioeconomic differential in mortality: a prospective study in the EPIC-Norfolk cohort.
BACKGROUND: Self-rated health (SRH), a subjective measure of health, is strongly predictive of mortality, independently of objective measures of health status and existing known disease. There is a strong social gradient in SRH. An investigation was carried to determine whether SRH can explain the w...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2009
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