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self-reported health  

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  • Self-reported health can be defined as the individual's personal evaluation of overall health. Many terms are used to describe this measure of health, such as self-reported health, self-rated health, self-assessed health, self-perceived health, self-appraisal of health, subjective health, perceived health status, general health rating, and general health perception. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health and Behavior; Self-Reported Health]

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/self-reported_health

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