Social capital, economics, and health: New evidence

Health Economics, Policy and Law

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 321-331

  Scheffler, Richard M ^a   Brown, Timothy T ^a  

^a School of Public Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNITY CARE; COOPERATION; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAX; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; ECONOMICS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 52249118371     PISSN: 17441331     EISSN: 1744134X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744133108004593     Document Type: Editorial

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