Does moving from a high-poverty to lower-poverty neighborhood improve mental health? A realist review of 'Moving to Opportunity'

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 961-970

  Jackson, Lois ^a   Langille, Lynn ^b   Lyons, Renee ^a   Hughes, Jean ^a   Martin, Debbie ^a   Winstanley, Viola ^c  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Government of Nova Scotia   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community level interventions; Health outcomes; Mental health; Neighborhoods and poverty; Realist review

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; URBAN HOUSING; VOLUNTARY APPROACH;

ARTICLE; CITY; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY HEALTH; HOUSING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; THEORY; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69249218010     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.03.003     Document Type: Article

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