Linking social capital and self-rated health: A multilevel analysis of 11,175 men and women in Sweden

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 324-334

  Sundquist, Kristina ^a   Yang, Min ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multilevel; Self rated health; Social capital; Socio economic status; Voting

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; NEIGHBORHOOD; SELF ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 33846379541     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.02.002     Document Type: Article

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