An urban geography of dignity

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 725-731

  Jacobson, Nora ^a   Oliver, Vanessa ^b   Koch, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dignity; Grounded theory; Urban health

Indexed keywords

MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH; THEORETICAL STUDY; URBAN GEOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIETY; URBAN AREA;

EID: 64649094122     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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