Social capital and lack of belief in the possibility to influence one's own health: A population-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 69-75

  Lindström, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health belief; locus of control; miniaturization of community; social capital; social participation; trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTAL MAIL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SWEDEN; TRUST;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 32144437595     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940510032167     Document Type: Article

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