The independent associations of recorded crime and perceived safety with physical health in a nationally representative cross-sectional survey of men and women in New Zealand

BMJ Open

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Lovasi, Gina S ^a   Goh, Charlene E ^a   Pearson, Amber L ^b   Breetzke, Gregory ^c  

^a Department of Epidemiology Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SAFETY; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT FORM 12; SMOKING; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; ATTITUDE; DEMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; VIOLENCE; WALKING; WEAPON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; CRIME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PERCEPTION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; VIOLENCE; WALKING; WEAPONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897494525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-004058     Document Type: Article

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