Social capital, political trust and self rated-health: A population-based study in southern Sweden

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 28-34

  Mohseni, Mohabbat ^a   Lindström, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Generalized (horizontal) trust; political trust; self rated health; social capital; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TRUST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

EID: 42449151618     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807085078     Document Type: Article

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