Quality of life in a city: The effect of population density

Social Indicators Research

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 103-116

  Cramer, Victoria ^a   Torgersen, Svenn ^a   Kringlen, Einar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age; Education; Gender; Income; Living together; Married; Population density; Quality of life; Somatic health

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD STRUCTURE; POPULATION DENSITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 3042739349     PISSN: 03038300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:SOCI.0000032663.59079.0b     Document Type: Article

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