Social capital and self-rated health - A study of temporal (causal) relationships

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 340-348

  Giordano, Giuseppe Nicola ^a,b   Björk, Jonas ^c   Lindström, Martin ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Causality; Generalised trust; Lagged explanatory variables; Self rated health; Social capital; Temporal relationships; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; SOCIAL CAPITAL; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; SELF CONCEPT; SMOKING; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84861335009     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.011     Document Type: Article

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