Self-rated health and social capital in transitional countries: Multilevel analysis of comparative surveys in Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1193-1204

  Habibov, Nazim N ^a   Afandi, Elvin N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b Central Bank of Azerbaijan   (Azerbaijan)

Author keywords

Armenia; Azerbaijan; Community based health care; Georgia; Health policy; Health status; Multilevel regression; Self rated health; Social capital; Transitional countries

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN CAPITAL; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ARMENIA; ARTICLE; AZERBAIJAN; COMMUNITY CARE; DECENTRALIZATION; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARMENIA; AZERBAIJAN; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC); HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; POLITICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; TRUST;

ARMENIA; AZERBAIJAN; CAUCASUS; GEORGIA (REPUBLIC);

EID: 79953752355     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.01.035     Document Type: Article

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