Income inequality at neighbourhood level and quality of life - A contextual analysis

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 457-463

  Drukker, Marjan ^a   Feron, Frans J M ^b   van Os, Jim ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disadvantaged; Inequality; Neighbourhood; Quality of life; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; INCOME; MENTAL HEALTH; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 4344703267     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-004-0768-y     Document Type: Article

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