Housing instability and health: Findings from the Michigan recession and recovery study

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2215-2224

  Burgard, Sarah A ^a   Seefeldt, Kristin S ^a   Zelner, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreclosure; Homelessness; Housing instability; Recession; U.S.

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; MENTAL HEALTH;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ECONOMIC RECESSION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ECONOMIC RECESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; OWNERSHIP; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; YOUNG ADULT;

MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869503028     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.08.020     Document Type: Article

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