Social capital and risk for chronic illnesses

Chronic Illness

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-190

  Ahern, Melissa M ^a   Hendryx, Michael S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Diabetes; Hypertension; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39049189253     PISSN: 17423953     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/17423953050010030201     Document Type: Article

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