Healthy communities: The challenge of social capital in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 133-139

  Nogueira, Helena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Healthy planning; Lisbon Metropolitan Area; Neighbourhood characteristics; Self rated health; Social capital

Indexed keywords

METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SPATIAL VARIATION; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN PLANNING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 54549106921     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.03.005     Document Type: Article

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