Neighbourhood inequality, neighbourhood affluence and population health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1557-1569

  Hou, Feng ^a   Myles, John ^b  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health; Income inequality; Neighbourhood; Poverty

Indexed keywords

HEALTH IMPACT; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CENSUSES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 12344256878     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.08.033     Document Type: Article

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