A multi-perspective approach for defining neighbourhood units in the context of a study on health inequalities in the Quebec City region

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Lebel, Alexandre ^a,b   Pampalon, Robert ^b   Villeneuve, Paul Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL HEALTH; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34547748995     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-6-27     Document Type: Article

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