Building social capital in post-conflict communities: Evidence from Nicaragua

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 885-893

  Brune, Nancy E ^a   Bossert, Thomas ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Civic participation; Health behaviors and outcomes; Interventions; Nicaragua; Post conflict societies; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT; DISEASE TREATMENT; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; HEALTH POLICY; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SANITATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LOGISTIC MODELS; NICARAGUA; POLITICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

EID: 60249090069     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.024     Document Type: Article

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