The measurement and interpretation of health in social surveys

dc.contributor.author	Thomas, Duncan
dc.contributor.author	Frankenberg, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned	2010-06-28T19:04:48Z
dc.date.available	2010-06-28T19:04:48Z
dc.date.issued	2000
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10161/2622
dc.description.abstract	Health status is hard to measure. It is widely recognized that health is multi-dimensional reflecting the combination of an array of factors that include physical, mental and social well-being, genotype and phenotype influences as well as expectations and information. A multitude of health indicators have been used in scientific studies drawing on data from both the developed and developing world. Understanding what those indicators measure is central if the results reported in the studies are to be interpreted in a meaningful way...
dc.format.extent	272491 bytes
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	RAND
dc.subject	Health
dc.subject	social surveys
dc.title	The measurement and interpretation of health in social surveys
dc.type	Journal article
duke.contributor.id	Thomas, Duncan\|0444783