The association between network social capital and self-rated health: Pouring old wine in new bottles?

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 358-365

  Verhaeghe, Pieter Paul ^a,b   Pattyn, Elise ^a,b   Bracke, Piet ^a,b   Verhaeghe, Mieke ^a,b   van de Putte, Bart ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b NONE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Self rated health; Social capital; Social class; Social networks; Tie strength

Indexed keywords

HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84856560692     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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