Social capital and health in the least developed countries: A critical review of the literature and implications for a future research agenda

Global Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 983-999

  Story, William T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

health behaviours; least developed countries; physical health; review; social capital

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD HEALTH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONGO; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHIOPIA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MADAGASCAR; MATERNAL WELFARE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; RWANDA; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOUTH ASIA; TANZANIA; UGANDA; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESEARCH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887112483     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2013.842259     Document Type: Article

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