Social Capital: Does it Add to the Health Inequalities Debate?

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 357-373

  Chappell, Neena L ^a   Funk, Laura M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health outcomes; Social capital; Social participation; Trust

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

EID: 78649317895     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9597-4     Document Type: Article

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