Money is not enough: Exploring the impact of social and cultural resources on youth health

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-61

  Abel, T ^a   Fuhr, D C ^a   Bisegger, C ^b   Ackermann Rau, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Red Cross   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cultural capital; material and non material health resources; social inequality; subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUNGARY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79952564025     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494810378924     Document Type: Article

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