Social participation, interpersonal trust, and health: A study of 65- and 75-year-olds in western Finland

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 431-438

  Nyqvist, Fredrica ^a   Nygård, Mikael ^b   Jakobsson, Gunborg ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; interpersonal trust; older adults; self rated health; social capital; social participation

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRUST;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 84865236077     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812453887     Document Type: Article

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