Housing conditions and mental health in a disadvantaged area in Scotland

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 56-61

  Hopton, Jane L ^a   Hunt, Sonja M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOISTURE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSING CONDITIONS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MENTAL HEALTH;

UK, SCOTLAND, GLASGOW;

EID: 0029667350     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.50.1.56     Document Type: Article

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