Self-assessed health of young-to-middle-aged adults in an English-speaking Caribbean nation
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Self-assessed health of young-to-middle-aged adults in an English-speaking Caribbean nation
BACKGROUND Gender differences in self-assessed health in young-to-middle-aged adults are understudied in the English-speaking Caribbean nations. AIMS The aims of the current research are to (1) provide demographic characteristics of young adults, (2) examine the self-assessed health of young adults, (3) identify social determinants that explain good health status for young adults, (4) determi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Patient Related Outcome Measures
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1179-271X
DOI: 10.2147/prom.s11692