Reliability of self-reported neighborhood characteristics

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 682-701

  Echeverria, Sandra E ^a,c   Diez Roux, Ana V ^b   Link, Bruce G ^a  

^a Department of Epidemiology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Neighborhoods; Pathways; Reliability; Self report

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRIME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; RELIABILITY; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TELEPHONE; VIOLENCE; WALKING;

EID: 7644234391     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jurban/jth151     Document Type: Article

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