Parental perceptions of residential location: Impacts on children's health

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 252-258

  Andrews, Fiona J ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children's health; Perceptions; Qualitative; Residential location; Service accessibility; Social ecology; Suburbs

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; CHILD HEALTH; PERCEPTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SUBURBAN AREA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FAMILY DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECREATION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; MELBOURNE; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 73249116986     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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