Self-Rated Health in middle-aged and elderly Chinese: distribution, determinants and associations with cardio-metabolic risk factors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Self-rated health (SRH) has been demonstrated to be an accurate reflection of a person's health and a valid predictor of incident mortality and chronic morbidity. We aimed to evaluate the distribution and factors associated with...

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Main Authors: Yu Zhijie, Li Huaixing, Liu Yong, Qi Qibin, Wang Jing, Ye Xingwang, Pan An, Haseli-Mashhadi Nazanin, Lin Xu, Franco Oscar H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-09-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/368