Social capital: Is it a good idea?

Clinical Psychology Forum

Volumn , Issue 153, 2005, Pages 11-16

  Orford, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; EUROPEAN UNION; FAMILY; FRIENDSHIP; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PSYCHOLOGIST; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

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