A multilevel analysis of urban neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and health in late life

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 862-872

  Wight, Richard G ^a   Cummings, Janet R ^a   Miller Martinez, Dana ^a   Karlamangla, Arun S ^b   Seeman, Teresa E ^b   Aneshensel, Carol S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Health status; Multilevel modelling; Residence characteristics; Socioeconomic factors; U.S.A.

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEALTH STATUS; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN AREA;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; URBAN AREA;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; POVERTY; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849104924     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.002     Document Type: Article

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