Is social participation associated with cardiovascular disease risk factors?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 64, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1384-1391

  Ellaway, Anne ^a   Macintyre, Sally ^b  

^a MRC Glasgow ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Gender; Health; Social capital; Social participation; UK

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAUSE OF DEATH; GENDER ROLE; HEALTH RISK; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE MARKER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED KINGDOM; WAIST HIP RATIO;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33847354247     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2006.11.022     Document Type: Article

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