Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 465-471 , May 2006

Self-rated health showed a graded association with frequently used biomarkers in a large population sample

  • Marja Jylhä

      Affiliations

    • University of Tampere, School of Public Health, Medisiinarinkatu 3, Tampere, FIN-33014, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 3 215 6763; fax: +358 3 215 6057.
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  • Stefano Volpato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Ferrara, Corso Giovecca, 203, 44100, Ferrara, Italy
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  • Jack M. Guralnik

      Affiliations

    • Laboratory of Epidemiology, Demography, and Biometry, National Institute on Aging, NIH, 7201 Wisconsin Ave, Bethesda, MD 20892-9205, USA

,Accepted 6 December 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(05)00398-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.12.004

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 5 , Pages 465-471 , May 2006

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