The interactive effects of housing and neighbourhood quality on psychological well-being

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 171-175

  Jones Rounds, McKenzie L ^a   Evans, Gary W ^a   Braubach, Matthias ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WHO European Centre for Environment and Health   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES; STANDARD; YOUNG ADULT;

HOUSING; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL INEQUALITIES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894058209     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-202431     Document Type: Article

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