Subjective and objective neighborhood characteristics and adult health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1256-1270

  Weden, Margaret M ^a   Carpiano, Richard M ^b   Robert, Stephanie A ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Neighborhood; Perceptions; Self rated health; Socioeconomic status (SES); USA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASSESSMENT METHOD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HEALTH MONITORING; MODELING; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY LIVING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NEIGHBORHOOD; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; UNITED STATES; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; CENSUSES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38949212926     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.11.041     Document Type: Article

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