Social capital, political trust, and health locus of control: A population-based study

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-9

  Lindström, Martin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Health locus of control; health related behaviour; political trust; social capital; Sweden; trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TRUST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SWEDEN; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952260632     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810382811     Document Type: Article

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