The voices of older women in a disadvantaged community: Issues of health and social capital

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 269-279

  Boneham, Margaret Anne ^a   Sixsmith, Judith A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community; Empowerment; Gender; Health; Older women; Social capital; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EMPOWERMENT; GENDER RELATIONS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY; CONFLICT; EXPERIENCE; GENDER; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEADERSHIP; LONELINESS; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOTHER; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SUPPORT GROUP; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 28444488247     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.06.003     Document Type: Article

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