Associations between neighborhood characteristics and self-rated health: A cross-sectional investigation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort

Health and Place

Volumn 24, Issue , 2013, Pages 267-274

  Tomey, Kristin ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^a   Clarke, Philippa ^a,b   Seeman, Teresa ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; Employment; Income; Neighborhood; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; HEALTH IMPACT; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; CHINESE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL LIFE; WALKING;

EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; INCOME; NEIGHBORHOOD; SELF-RATED HEALTH;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84887215492     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.10.001     Document Type: Article

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