Toward a social capital based framework for understanding the water-health nexus

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 108, Issue , 2014, Pages 194-200

  Bisung, Elijah ^a,b   Elliott, Susan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b United Nations University Institute for Water   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Ecosocial theory; Health; Hygiene; Sanitation; Social capital; Water

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; COLLECTIVE ACTION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HYGIENE; SANITATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL THEORY; WATER SUPPLY;

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYGIENE; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SOCIAL CAPITAL; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; HEALTH STATUS; SANITATION; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORY; STANDARDS;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; SANITATION; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL THEORY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 84898687459     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.01.042     Document Type: Review

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