Revised Kuppuswamy's Socioeconomic Status Scale: Explained and Updated

被引:96
作者
Sharma, Rahul [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Coll Med Sci, Dept Community Med, Delhi, India
[2] GTB Hosp, Delhi, India
关键词
Health; Social status; Urban; Validity;
D O I
10.1007/s13312-017-1151-x
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Some of the facets of the Kuppuswamy's socioeconomic status scale sometimes create confusion and require explanation on how to classify, and need some minor updates to bring the scale up-to-date. This article provides a revised scale that allows for the real-time update of the scale.
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页码:867 / 870
页数:4
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