Social capital, health and life satisfaction in 50 countries

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1044-1053

  Elgar, Frank J ^a   Davis, Christopher G ^b   Wohl, Michael J ^b   Trites, Stephen J ^b   Zelenski, John M ^b   Martin, Michael S ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Life satisfaction; Multilevel modelling; Social capital; World Values Survey

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WELLBEING;

EID: 80052531851     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.06.010     Document Type: Article

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