Sex/gender and socioeconomic differences in the predictive ability of self-rated health for mortality.

BACKGROUND: Studies have reported that the predictive ability of self-rated health (SRH) for mortality varies by sex/gender and socioeconomic group. The purpose of this study is to evaluate this relationship in Japan and explore the potential reasons for differences between the groups. METHODOLOGY/P...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Nishi, Ichiro Kawachi, Kokoro Shirai, Hiroshi Hirai, Seungwon Jeong, Katsunori Kondo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3261899?pdf=render