Commentary: Investigating neighbourhood effects on health - Avoiding the 'local trap'

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 355-357

  Cummins, Steven ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEW ZEALAND; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 34447317804     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym033     Document Type: Note

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