Do urban regeneration programmes improve public health and reduce health inequalities? A synthesis of the evidence from UK policy and practice (1980-2004)

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 108-115

  Thomson, Hilary ^a   Atkinson, Rowland ^b   Petticrew, Mark ^a   Kearns, Ade ^c  

^a MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH; REGENERATION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MEDLINE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN RENEWAL;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 31144461943     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2005.038885     Document Type: Article

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