Do neighbourhoods influence the readiness to learn of kindergarten children in Vancouver? A multilevel analysis of neighbourhood effects

Environment and Planning A

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 848-868

  Oliver, Lisa N ^a   Dunn, James R ^b   Kohen, Dafna E ^c   Hertzman, Clyde ^d  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; LANGUAGE; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; VANCOUVER;

EID: 34248202177     PISSN: 0308518X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/a37126     Document Type: Article

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