Health as a resource for everyday life: Advancing the conceptualization

Critical Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-122

  Williamson, Deanna L ^a   Carr, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Policy Research Directorate   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critique; Health; Theory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COPING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 67650616344     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590802376234     Document Type: Article

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