Intergenerational interaction, social capital and health: Results from a randomised controlled trial in Brazil

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1397-1409

  de Souza, Elza Maria ^a   Grundy, Emily ^b  

^a Escola Superior em Ciências da Saúde School of Health Science Brasília   (Brazil)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brazil; Evaluation; Intergenerational relationships; Randomised controlled trial; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HEALTH STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCOME; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRESS; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL RECALL; NARRATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548176583     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.022     Document Type: Article

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