Health in Hamilton neighbourhoods: Exploring the determinants of health at the local level

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 374-382

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Public Health Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Emotional well being; Neighbourhood; Self rated health; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

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

EID: 54549090890     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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