A neighborhood wealth metric for use in health studies

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 88-97

  Vernez Moudon, Anne ^a   Cook, Andrea J ^b   Ulmer, Jared ^a   Hurvitz, Philip M ^a   Drewnowski, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBESITY; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958843210     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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