A Regional Measure of Neighborhood Multiple Environmental Deprivation: Relationships with Health and Health Inequalities

Professional Geographer

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 153-170

  Richardson, Elizabeth A ^a   Pearce, Jamie ^a   Mitchell, Rich ^b   Shortt, Niamh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

environment; health; hospital admissions; inequalities; self reported health

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HOSPITAL SECTOR; LAND USE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NOISE POLLUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84870958423     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00330124.2012.660457     Document Type: Article

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