Research on social capital and health in Japan. A commentary on Ichida and on Fujisawa

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 509-511

  Takao, Soshi ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

contextual effect; income inequality; Japan; multilevel analysis; perceived health; social capital

Indexed keywords

INCOME DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; INCOME; JAPAN; LONGEVITY; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; WORKPLACE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 67849097687     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.018     Document Type: Note

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