Effects of neighborhood characteristics on the mortality of black male youth: Evidence from Gautreaux, Chicago

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 814-823

  Votruba, Mark Edward ^a   Kling, Jeffrey R ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Homicide; Mortality; Neighborhood health effects; Race; Residential relocation; USA

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; CRIME; EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEALTH IMPACT; MALE; MORTALITY RISK; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; RACE; RELOCATION; YOUNG POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CENSUSES; CHICAGO; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESIDENTIAL MOBILITY; SOCIOLOGY, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 60249089955     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.12.018     Document Type: Article

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