Linking social exclusion and health: Explorations in contrasting neighbourhoods in Hamilton, Ontario

Canadian Journal of Urban Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 126-148

  Wilson, Kathi ^a,c   Eyles, John ^b,c   Elliott, Susan ^b,c   Keller Olaman, Sue ^c   Devcic, Diane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mixed methods; Neighbourhoods; Social exclusion

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

CANADA; HAMILTON [ONTARIO]; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 43549111413     PISSN: 11883774     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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