Public housing, public health: Health needs of public housing tenants

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 111-114

  Wiggers, John ^a   Radvan, Deborah ^b   Clover, Kerrie ^c   Hazell, Trevor ^d   Alexander, John ^e   Considine, Robyn ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b Hunter Centre for Health Advancement   (Australia)

^c NEWCASTLE MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^e NSW Department of Housing   (Australia)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MALE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HOUSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0035022932     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2001.tb01830.x     Document Type: Article

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