Understanding the role of social capital for health promotion beyond Putnam: A qualitative case study from northern Sweden

Social Theory and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 318-338

  Eriksson, Malin ^a   Dahlgren, Lars ^a   Emmelin, Maria ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Community health promotion; Grounded theory; Qualitative case study; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349767053     PISSN: 14778211     EISSN: 1477822X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/sth.2009.6     Document Type: Article

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