Blues from the neighborhood? Neighborhood characteristics and depression

Epidemiologic Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 101-117

  Kim, Daniel ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Environment; Residence characteristics; Social class; Social environment; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL STATUS;

DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; EPIDEMIOLOGIC RESEARCH DESIGN; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; POPULATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 55249124356     PISSN: 0193936X     EISSN: 14786729     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/epirev/mxn009     Document Type: Review

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