Neighborhoods and neighbors: Do they contribute to personal well-being?

Journal of Community Psychology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-25

  Farrell, Susan J ^a,b   Aubry, Tim ^a   Coulombe, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL OTTAWA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

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EID: 0346308352     PISSN: 00904392     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcop.10082     Document Type: Article

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