The distribution and correlates of self-rated health in elderly Chinese: the China Kadoorie Biobank study

Abstract Background Self-rated health (SRH) have been widely used as a valid indicator of health status at the population and individual level. We aimed to investigate the distribution and correlates of global SRH and age-comparative SRH in elderly Chinese. Methods Survey of 57,693 men and 67,089 wo...

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Main Authors: Xingyue Song, Jing Wu, Canqing Yu, Wenhong Dong, Jun Lv, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Ling Yang, Yiping Chen, Zhengming Chen, An Pan, Liming Li, on behalf of the China Kadoorie Biobank Collaborative Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1183-2