Conceptualizing and operationalizing neighbourhoods: The conundrum of identifying territorial units

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Gauvin, Lise ^a,b   Robitaille, Éric ^a,c   Riva, Mylène ^a,b   McLaren, Lindsay ^d   Dassa, Clément ^a,b   Potvin, Louise ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b IRSPUM   (Canada)

^c CENTRE URBANISATION CULTURE SOCIÉTÉ   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Methods; Residence characteristics; Social conditions; Social environment; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 35448943167     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403723     Document Type: Article

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