Psychosocial routes from housing investment to health: Evidence from England's home energy efficiency scheme

Energy Policy

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 122-133

  Gilbertson, Jan ^a   Grimsley, Michael ^a   Green, Geoff ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fuel poverty; Psychosocial health; Stress

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EFFICIENCY MEASURE; ENGLAND; FUEL POVERTY; HEALTH OUTCOMES; HEALTH STATUS; HEATING SYSTEM; HOME ENERGY EFFICIENCY SCHEMES; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; LOGISTIC REGRESSIONS; LOWER STRESS; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL HEALTH; URBAN AREAS; WARM FRONTS;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUELS; LOGISTICS; STRESSES; SURVEYS;

HEALTH;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CONSUMPTION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH STATUS; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MENTAL HEALTH; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865592812     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.01.053     Document Type: Article

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