Purpose Social capital is frequently indicated as a determinant of population health. Despite
an increase in the frequency of public health studies including such measures, our …

Background: This article presents an overview of the concept of social capital, reviews
prospective multilevel analytic studies of the association between social capital and health …

There are many systematic reviews on social capital (SC) and various health outcomes, but
each of these reviews shows one piece of the larger SC and health puzzle. The aim of this …

There is a growing literature demonstrating the health benefits of social capital (defined as
the resources accessed through social connections). However, social capital is also …

The relationship between social capital and health has received extensive attention in fields
such as public health, medicine, epidemiology, gerontology and other health-related …

Some Russians are healthier than others. To what extent does their health vary with
involvement or exclusion from social capital networks? The first section reviews alternative …

Despite two decades of research on social capital and health, intervention studies remain
scarce. We performed a systematic review on social capital interventions in public health …

Social capital is a neglected determinant of health in low and middle income countries. To
date, majority of evidence syntheses on social capital and health are based upon high …

Individuals with greater social capital have better health outcomes. Investment in social
capital likely increases one's own social capital, bearing great implications for disease …

Research on the linkage between social capital and health has grown in recent years;
however, there is a dearth of evidence from resource-poor countries. This review examines …