The ecology of unhealthy places: Violence, birthweight, and the importance of territoriality in structurally disadvantaged communities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 73, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1585-1592

  Kane, Robert J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Birthweight; Ethnicity; Human territoriality; Neighborhoods and health; Structural disadvantage; USA; Violence

Indexed keywords

ETHNICITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; TERRITORIALITY; VIOLENCE; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; NEGRO; POVERTY; PREMATURE LABOR; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STRUCTURALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY; TERRITORIALITY; URBAN POPULATION; VIOLENCE; VIOLENCE UNCERTAINTY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POVERTY AREAS; URBAN HEALTH; VIOLENCE;

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81055140195     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.08.035     Document Type: Article

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