Social capital and health care experiences among low-income individuals

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 330-336

  Perry, Megan ^a   Williams, Robert L ^b   Wallerstein, Nina ^b   Waitzkin, Howard ^b  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; PSYCHOMETRY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; ADULT; AGED; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW MEXICO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POVERTY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 39649090760     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.086306     Document Type: Article

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