An examination of class differences in network capital, social support and psychological distress in orleans parish prior to hurricane katrina

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 178-189

  Sultan, Dawood H ^a   Norris, Claire M ^b   Avendano, Maryouri ^a   Roberts, Makeda ^b   Davis, Brandy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Class; Expressive support; Instrumental support; Mental health; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923775187     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: 18393551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14461242.2014.11081972     Document Type: Article

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