Evaluating options for measurement of neighborhood socioeconomic context: Evidence from a myocardial infarction case-control study

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 453-467

  Lovasi, Gina S ^a   Moudon, Anne Vernez ^b   Smith, Nicholas L ^b   Lumley, Thomas ^b   Larson, Eric B ^c   Sohn, Dong W ^b   Siscovick, David S ^b   Psaty, Bruce M ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Education; Income; Myocardial infarction; Poverty; Residence characteristics; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

EDUCATION; INCOME; MEASUREMENT METHOD; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 41249088882     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.09.004     Document Type: Article

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