Neighborhood Disadvantage, Disorder, and Health

Journal of Health and Social Behavior

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 258-276

  Ross, Catherine E ^a   Mirowsky, John ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEAR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; POVERTY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

FEAR; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; POVERTY AREAS; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEPRIVATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035464847     PISSN: 00221465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3090214     Document Type: Article

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