Health inequalities and place: A theoretical conception of neighbourhood

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 65, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1839-1852

  Bernard, Paul ^a,b   Charafeddine, Rana ^a,b   Frohlich, Katherine L ^a,b   Daniel, Mark ^a,b   Kestens, Yan ^a,b   Potvin, Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b IRSPUM   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environments; Neighbourhood; Obesity; Place; Resources; Theoretical model

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34848889684     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.05.037     Document Type: Article

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