Social Capital and the Paradox of Poor but Healthy Groups in the United States

Elizabeth Singer1, Roisin McElroy2, Peter Muennig3
1Department of Emergency Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, Mount Sinai St. Luke’s/Mount Sinai West Hospitals, New York, USA
2Department of Emergency Medicine, Mt. Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada
3Department of Health Policy and Management, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA

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