Neighborhood racial/ethnic concentration, social disadvantage, and homicide risk: An ecological analysis of 10 U.S. cities

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 662-676

  Jones Webb, Rhonda ^a   Wall, Melanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Asian; Hispanic; Homicide; Racial ethnic concentration; Social disadvantage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RACE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 56149084603     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9302-y     Document Type: Article

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