Social Capital, Place and Health

International Encyclopedia of Human Geography

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 171-178

  Twigg, L ^a   Mohan, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health inequalities; Income inequality; Multilevel models; Neo material perspectives; Psycho social pathways; Putnam, Robert; Social capital; Social cohesion; Social support; Volunteering; Wilkinson, Richard

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875253857     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-008044910-4.00350-3     Document Type: Chapter

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