Relative importance of physical and social aspects of perceived neighbourhood environment for self-reported health

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 157-163

  Gidlow, Christopher ^a   Cochrane, Thomas ^a   Davey, Rachel C ^b   Smith, Graham ^a   Fairburn, Jon ^a  

^a STAFFORDSHIRE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Health; Neighbourhood; Physical environment; Social environment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954818576     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.05.006     Document Type: Article

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