Neighbourhoods and homicide mortality: An analysis of race/ethnic differences

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 223-230

  Krueger, P M ^a   Bond Huie, S A ^b   Rogers, R G ^a   Hummer, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACIAL DISPARITY;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOMICIDE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MORTALITY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MEXICAN AMERICANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1342280379     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2003.011874     Document Type: Review

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