Social capital and inequality in health between single and couple parents in Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 609-617

  Westin, Marcus ^a   Westerling, Ragnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inequality; self rated health; single parent; social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 36549014681     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14034940701362806     Document Type: Article

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