"Sense of community belonging" in health surveys: What social capital is it measuring?

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 606-617

  Carpiano, Richard M ^a   Hystad, Perry W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community belonging; Neighborhoods; Self reported health; Social capital; Social networks

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSE OF PLACE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE; RURAL AREA; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; URBAN AREA;

EID: 79952483854     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.12.018     Document Type: Article

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