Journal of epidemiology and community health
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J Epidemiol Community Health · Apr 2006
What does self rated health measure? Results from the British Whitehall II and French Gazel cohort studies.
To investigate the determinants of self rated health (SRH) in men and women in the British Whitehall II study and the French Gazel cohort study. ⋯ Measures of mental and physical health status contribute most to the SRH construct. The part played by age, early life factors, family history, sociodemographic variables, psychosocial factors, and health behaviours in these two occupational cohorts is modest.