Objective and perceived ethnic density and health: Findings from a united kingdom general population survey

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 170, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 484-493

  Stafford, M ^a   Becares, L ^a   Nazroo, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Health status disparities; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGE; CENSUS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; ETHNIC MINORITY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH STATUS; MORBIDITY; PERCEPTION; PERSISTENCE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX ALLOCATION; SOCIOECONOMIC CONDITIONS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; MORBIDITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68149183040     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp160     Document Type: Article

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