Neighborhood Environment in Studies of Health of Older Adults. A Systematic Review

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 455-463

  Yen, Irene H ^a   Michael, Yvonne L ^b   Perdue, Leslie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70349958240     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.06.022     Document Type: Review

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