Association of Neighbourhood and Individual Social Capital, Neighbourhood Economic Deprivation and Self-Rated Health in South Africa - a Multi-Level Analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Chola, Lumbwe ^a   Alaba, Olufunke ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RATING SCALE; RURAL AREA; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRUST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; ODDS RATIO; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880777278     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071085     Document Type: Article

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