Neighborhood violence and its association with mothers' health: Assessing the relative importance of perceived safety and exposure to violence

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 538-550

  Johnson, Sarah Lindstrom ^a   Solomon, Barry S ^b   Shields, Wendy C ^a   McDonald, Eileen M ^a   McKenzie, Lara B ^c   Gielen, Andrea C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Measurement; Neighborhood violence; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MOTHER; NIGHT SLEEP; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; BALTIMORE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY; SLEEP DISORDERS; SMOKING; VIOLENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650744873     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9345-8     Document Type: Article

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