Is there a place for social capital in the psychology of health and place?

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 154-163

  Wood, Lisa ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communities; Health; Neighbourhood characteristics; Physical environments; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 43949085663     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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