Housing improvements for health and associated socio-economic outcomes

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Volumn 2013, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Thomson, Hilary ^a   Thomas, Sian ^a   Sellstrom, Eva ^b   Petticrew, Mark ^c  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; HEALTH EQUITY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TEMPERATURE; WELLBEING; BREATHING DISORDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEATING; METHODOLOGY; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESPIRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 84878602432     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD008657.pub2     Document Type: Review

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