Residential conditions and their impact on residential environment satisfaction and health: Results of the WHO large analysis and review of European housing and health status (LARES) study

International Journal of Environment and Pollution

Volumn 30, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 384-403

  Braubach, Matthias ^a  

^a WHO European Centre for Environment and Health   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular symptoms; Depression; Housing and health; Neighbourhoods; Residential environment; Residential satisfaction; Sleep; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NOISE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEALTH HAZARDS; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOMS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSES; SLEEP DISTURBANCE;

HOUSING;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DATABASE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING CONDITIONS; LITERATURE REVIEW; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; URBAN PLANNING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA BASE; DEPRESSION; EUROPE; FEAR; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOME SAFETY; HOUSING; HUMAN; LEISURE; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NOISE; QUALITY CONTROL; SATISFACTION; SLEEP DISORDER; URBAN AREA; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34548812844     PISSN: 09574352     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEP.2007.014817     Document Type: Conference Paper

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