A life-cycle approach to the analysis of the relationship between social capital and health in Britain

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1927-1934

  Borgonovi, Francesca ^a,b  

^a OECD   (France)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Britain; Life cycle; Longitudinal; Mental health; Obesity; Self reported health; Social capital

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EARLY LIFE STRESS; EMOTIONAL STABILITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 78349313307     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.09.018     Document Type: Article

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