Assessing housing quality and its impact on health, safety and sustainability

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 765-771

  Keall, Michael ^a   Baker, Michael G ^a   Howden Chapman, Philippa ^a   Cunningham, Malcolm ^b   Ormandy, David ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Building Research Association of New Zealand Limited   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; GLOBALIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSING POLICY; PRIVATE SECTOR; SAFETY; STANDARDIZATION; SUSTAINABILITY;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND; POLLUTION; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

BUILDING CODES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; VENTILATION;

ENGLAND; NEW ZEALAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957266316     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.100701     Document Type: Article

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