Individual and contextual influences of social variables in health outcomes: The impact of social capital

Archives of Hellenic Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 523-535

  Kritsotakis, G ^a,d   Maiovis, P ^b   Koutis, A ^c   Philalithis, A E ^c  

^a TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b AHEPA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Health; Mental health; Social capital; Social capital questionnaire; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH STATUS; PSYCHOMETRY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

EID: 70349781085     PISSN: 11053992     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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