Social inequality, population health, and housing: A study of two Vancouver neighborhoods

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 563-587

  Dunn, James R ^a   Hayes, Michael V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Everyday life; Health inequalities; Housing; Pathways; Population health; Social environments

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSING CONDITIONS; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN SOCIETY;

CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 0034664187     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(99)00496-7     Document Type: Article

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