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...

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Main Authors: Bharathi Palanisamy, Kalpana Kosalram, Vijayaprasad Gopichandran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-017-0609-8