Why do Swedish-speaking Finns have longer active life? An area for social capital research

Health Promotion International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-64

  Hyyppa M T ^a   Maki J ^a  

^a SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

Author keywords

Active life expectancy; Language minority; Mortality; Register study; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; ECOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FINLAND; LANGUAGE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFESTYLE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DISABLED PERSONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENSIONS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 0035117607     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/16.1.55     Document Type: Article

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