Neighbourhood satisfaction and happiness but not urbanization level affect self-rated health in adolescents

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 498-500

  Shiue, Ivy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; neighborhood; self rated health; urbanization; well being; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SATISFACTION; SELF EVALUATION; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TAIWAN; URBANIZATION;

EID: 84865266343     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: 16511905     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494812449081     Document Type: Article

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