Health effects of neighborhood demolition and housing improvement: A prospective controlled study of 2 natural experiments in urban renewal

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Egan, Matt ^a   Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal ^a   Kearns, Ade ^b   Tannahill, Carol ^c   Kalacs, Martins ^a   Bond, Lyndal ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c Glasgow Centre for Population Health   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POLICY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND; URBAN RENEWAL;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878040206     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301275     Document Type: Article

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