Concepedia

Utility of Health Data from Social Surveys: Is There a Gold Standard for Measuring Morbidity?

American Sociological Review · 1999 · 290 citations · 8 references

Concepts

Public HealthPopulation Health SciencesEpidemiologyHealth AssessmentSocial Determinants Of HealthHealth In AdulthoodHealth Status MeasurementMorbidity AnalysisMortality AnalysisPopulation Health MeasurementSocial EpidemiologyEpidemiological MeasurementHealth Status IndicesHealth Status InstrumentsMorbidity IndicatorsMorbidity ReportingPrognostic IndicesSelf-reported Health StatusSelf-reported Morbidity

Abstract

Kenneth F. Ferraro, Melissa M. Farmer, Utility of Health Data from Social Surveys: Is There a Gold Standard for Measuring Morbidity?, American Sociological Review, Vol. 64, No. 2 (Apr., 1999), pp. 303-315

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