The relationship between health assets, social capital and cohesive communities

Health Assets in a Global Context: Theory, Methods, Action

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 167-179

  Kawachi, Ichiro ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Earthquake (Kobe); Machizukuri; Neighbourhood; Role models; Social capital; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892045640     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5921-8_9     Document Type: Chapter

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