Adverse housing and neighborhood conditions and inflammatory markers among middle-aged African Americans

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 199-210

  Schootman, Mario ^a   Andresen, Elena M ^b   Wolinsky, Fredric D ^c   Malmstrom, Theodore K ^d   Morley, John E ^d,e   Douglas K Miller, ^f  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Disparity; Geography; Inflammation; Neighborhood

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77953672982     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9426-8     Document Type: Article

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