The role of social and built environments in predicting self-rated stress: A multilevel analysis in Philadelphia

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 803-810

  Yang, Tse Chuan ^a   Matthews, Stephen A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Multilevel analysis; Philadelphia; Self rated stress

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; LINEARITY; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PREDICTION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOD SECURITY; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; TRAFFIC; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

PENNSYLVANIA; PHILADELPHIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955335157     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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