Dimensions of social capital of families with thalassemia in an indigenous population in Tamil Nadu, India - a qualitative study

• Main Authors: Bharathi Palanisamy (Author), Kalpana Kosalram (Author), Vijayaprasad Gopichandran (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...