Creation of synthetic homogeneous neighbourhoods using zone design algorithms to explore relationships between asthma and deprivation in Strasbourg, France

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 110-121

  Sabel, C E ^a   Kihal, W ^b,c   Bard, D ^b   Weber, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b EHESP SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Asthma; Deprivation index; France; MAUP; Neighbourhood; Zone design

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ASTHMA; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DESIGN; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; NEIGHBORHOOD; ZONE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FACTUAL DATABASE; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEIGHBOURHOOD DEPRIVATION INDEX; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; ZONE DESIGN ALGORITHM;

ASTHMA; DEPRIVATION INDEX; FRANCE; MAUP; NEIGHBOURHOOD; ZONE DESIGN;

ALGORITHMS; ASTHMA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FRANCE; GEOGRAPHY, MEDICAL; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

ALSACE; BAS RHIN; FRANCE; STRASBOURG;

EID: 84880327227     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.11.018     Document Type: Article

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