Neighborhood effects on an individual's health using neighborhood measurements developed by factor analysis and cluster analysis

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 5-18

  Li, Yu Sheng ^a   Chuang, Ying Chih ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; Factor analysis; Multilevel analysis; Neighborhood; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 58649110566     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9306-7     Document Type: Article

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