County-level social environment determinants of health-related quality of life among us adults: A multilevel analysis

Journal of Community Health

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 430-439

  Jia, Haomiao ^a   Moriarty, David G ^b   Kanarek, Norma ^c  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

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

Author keywords

BRFSS; Health related quality of life; Multilevel model; Social determinants of health; Social environment; US counties

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CALCULATION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOUSING; INFORMATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; MORTALITY; POPULATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; ADULT; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POVERTY; PREJUDICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70049118300     PISSN: 00945145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-009-9173-5     Document Type: Article

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