Social capital, community size and utilization of health services: A lagged analysis

Eric Nauenberg, Audrey Laporte and Leilei Shen ()

Health Policy, 2011, vol. 103, issue 1, 38-46

Abstract: We examine the relationship between social capital, community size and GP visits, and conceptualize social capital as a stock variable measured at a prior point in time.

Keywords: Social capital; Utilization; Urban; Health status (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.12.006

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