The impact of changes in different aspects of social capital and material conditions on self-rated health over time: A longitudinal cohort study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 700-710

  Giordano, Giuseppe N ^a,b   Lindstrom, Martin ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Material conditions; Self rated health; Social capital; Trust; UK

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLITICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 75849127252     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.10.044     Document Type: Article

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