The association between social capital measures and self-reported health among Muslim majority nations

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 749-757

  Kim, Harris Hyun soo ^a  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

General trust; Institutional trust; Network ties; Self reported health; Social capital

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRUST; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; ISLAM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRUST;

EID: 84919842387     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-014-0566-6     Document Type: Article

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