Social capital and self-rated health in urban low income neighbourhoods in Chile

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 790-792

  Sapag, J C ^a   Aracena, M ^a   Villarroel, L ^a   Poblete, F ^a   Berrocal, C ^a   Hoyos, R ^a   Martinez M ^a   Kawachi, I ^b,c  

^a PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RECIPROCITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TRUST;

ADULT; CHILE; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; URBAN HEALTH;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 50149108360     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.052993     Document Type: Article

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