The influence of social capital on health in eight former Soviet countries: Why does it differ?

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 44-50

  D'Hombres, Béatrice ^a   Rocco, Lorenzo ^b   Suhrcke, Marc ^c   Haerpfer, Christian ^d   McKee, Martin ^e  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEALTH CARE; MAGNITUDE; METHODOLOGY; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST; USSR;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST; USSR;

USSR;

EID: 78650915630     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.097592     Document Type: Article

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