Associations between perceived social environment and neighborhood safety: Health implications

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1007-1013

  De Jesus, Maria ^a,b   Puleo, Elaine ^c   Shelton, Rachel C ^d   Emmons, Karen M ^a,b  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neighborhood safety; Public housing residents; Social cohesion; Social networks; Social support

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; HEALTH BELIEF; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; SAFETY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ETHNICITY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

BOSTON; MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955337501     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.06.005     Document Type: Article

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