Economic analysis of the health impacts of housing improvement studies: A systematic review

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 835-845

  Fenwick, Elisabeth ^a   Macdonald, Catriona ^b   Thomson, Hilary ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH RISK; HOUSING POLICY; LITERATURE REVIEW;

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL FACTORS IN; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ECONOMICS; HOUSING; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH POLICY; SOCIAL FACTORS IN;

HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84885378147     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2012-202124     Document Type: Article

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