Is the association between social capital and health robust across Nordic regions? Evidence from a cross-sectional study of older adults

International Journal of Social Welfare

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 119-129

  Nyqvist, Fredrica ^a,b   Nygård, Mikael ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NOVIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^c ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Finland; Older adults; Self rated health; Social capital; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874718812     PISSN: 13696866     EISSN: 14682397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2397.2011.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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