Differences in neighborhood accessibility to health-related resources: A nationwide comparison between deprived and affluent neighborhoods in Sweden

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 132-139

  Kawakami, Naomi ^a   Winkleby, Marilyn ^b   Skog, Lars ^c   Szulkin, Robert ^a   Sundquist, Kristina ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Deprivation; Neighborhood

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; NEIGHBORHOOD;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCOME; POPULATION SIZE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; UNEMPLOYMENT; URBAN AREA;

SWEDEN;

EID: 78751574043     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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