Commentary: Social capital and health: Making the connections one step at a time

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 989-993

  Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; NEW ZEALAND; NOTE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; THEORY;

HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 33749625628     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyl117     Document Type: Note

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