Ethnic density effects on physical morbidity, mortality, and health behaviors: A systematic review of the literature

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Bécares, Laia ^a   Shaw, Richard ^c   Nazroo, James ^a   Stafford, Mai ^b   Albor, Christo ^d   Atkin, Karl ^d   Kiernan, Kathleen ^d   Wilkinson, Richard ^e   Pickett, Kate ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; MORTALITY; NEGRO; NEWBORN; POPULATION DENSITY; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; AGED; ETHNIC GROUPS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869199103     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300832     Document Type: Review

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