Social capital - Is it a good investment strategy for public health?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 404-408

  Lynch, J ^a   Due, P ^b   Muntaner, C ^c   Davey Smith, G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; HUMAN; INCOME; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TERMINOLOGY;

EID: 0034125394     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.54.6.404     Document Type: Note

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