Navigating non-positivity in neighbourhood studies: An analysis of collective efficacy and violence

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 159-165

  Ahern, Jennifer ^a   Cerdá, Magdalena ^b   Lippman, Sheri A ^c   Tardiff, Kenneth J ^d   Vlahov, David ^e   Galea, Sandro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; PROPENSITY SCORE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; PROPENSITY SCORE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL VALUES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872139349     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-201317     Document Type: Article

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