Perception of place and health: Differences between neighbourhoods in the Québec City region

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 95-111

  Pampalon, Robert ^a   Hamel, Denis ^a   De Koninck, Maria ^b   Disant, Marie Jeanne ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Health status; Local problems; Neighbourhood; Social cohesion

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SUBURBAN AREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL ASPECT; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN HEALTH;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; QUEBEC [CANADA];

EID: 34249871610     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.02.044     Document Type: Article

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