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The measurement and interpretation of health in social surveys

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Thomas, D; Frankenberg, E
2000

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...

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Publication Date

2000

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RAND
 

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Thomas, Duncan, and Elizabeth Frankenberg. “The measurement and interpretation of health in social surveys,” 2000.
Thomas, Duncan, and Elizabeth Frankenberg. The measurement and interpretation of health in social surveys. RAND, 2000.

Publication Date

2000

Publisher

RAND