Invited commentary: Integrating a life-course perspective and social theory to advance research on residential segregation and health

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 310-315

  Osypuk, Theresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

neighborhood effects; place; racial residential segregation; social epidemiology; social theory

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; IMMIGRATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; RACE; RACIAL DISPARITY; RACIAL SEGREGATION; RESEARCH WORK; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SEGREGATION; SOCIAL THEORY;

ASIAN; ETHNICITY; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; POPULATION MIGRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACIAL RESIDENTIAL SEGREGATION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873616672     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kws371     Document Type: Review

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