Reducing violence by transforming neighborhoods: A natural experiment in Medellín, Colombia

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 175, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1045-1053

  Cerdá, Magdalena ^a   Morenoff, Jeffrey D ^b   Hansen, Ben B ^b   Tessari Hicks, Kimberly J ^b   Duque, Luis F ^b   Restrepo, Alexandra ^b   Diez Roux, Ana V ^b  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

causality; economic development; environment; neighborhood; residence characteristics; violence

Indexed keywords

BASELINE SURVEY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; RESIDENT POPULATION; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL POLICY; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLOMBIA; COMMUNITY; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MALE; POLICE; SCHOOL CHILD; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; CHILD; COLOMBIA; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN HEALTH; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ANTIOQUIA [COLOMBIA]; COLOMBIA; MEDELLIN;

EID: 84861371414     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr428     Document Type: Article

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