Deprivation amplification and health promoting resources in the context of a poor country

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1391-1395

  Nogueira, Helena Guilhermina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Deprivation amplification; Economic slowdown; Health promoting resources; Lisbon Metropolitan Area; Local resource availability; Neighbourhood deprivation; Portugal

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDUCATION; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PORTUGAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPORT;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; PORTUGAL; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

LISBOA [PORTUGAL]; LISBON; PORTUGAL;

EID: 77950956158     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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