Social capital as a determinant of self-rated health and psychological well-being

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 531-542

  Nieminen, Tarja ^a   Martelin, Tuija ^a   Koskinen, Seppo ^a   Aro, Hillevi ^a   Alanen, Erkki ^a   Hyyppä, Markku T ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Individual level social capital; Psychological well being; Self rated health; Socio demographic factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79951942919     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0138-3     Document Type: Article

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