Social capital and healthy urbanization in a globalized world

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 84, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Pridmore, Pat ^a   Thomas, Liz ^b   Havemann, Kirsten ^c   Sapag, Jaime ^d   Wood, Lisa ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health; Health equity social determinants; Social capital; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GLOBAL CHANGE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBANIZATION;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URBAN HEALTH; URBANIZATION;

EID: 34249097454     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-007-9172-8     Document Type: Article

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