Social capital and health - A multilevel analysis of 25 administrative districts in Oslo

Norsk Epidemiologi

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-78

  Van Der Wel, Kjetil A ^a  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 34250380744     PISSN: 08032491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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