Dimensions of social capital of families with thalassemia in an indigenous population in Tamil Nadu, India – a qualitative study
Abstract Background Studies have shown that social capital is positively associated with health, and the association is context-based. Indigenous populations with poor access to health care largely depend on social capital for their health care needs. This study was conducted to explore the dimensio...
Main Authors: | Bharathi Palanisamy, Kalpana Kosalram, Vijayaprasad Gopichandran |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-06-01
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Series: | International Journal for Equity in Health |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0609-8 |
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