Neighborhood environment and self-rated health among adults in southern Sri Lanka

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 2102-2112

  Perera, Bilesha ^a   Østbye, Truls ^b   Jayawardana, Chandramali ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SABARAGAMUWA UNIVERSITY OF SRI LANKA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Ecology; Environment; Neighborhood; Self rated health; Sri Lanka; Stressors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROWDING; DOG; DRUG USE; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOSQUITO; NOISE POLLUTION; SANITATION; SEWAGE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SRI LANKA; WASTE; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULICIDAE; DOGS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SRI LANKA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69449094111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6082102     Document Type: Article

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