Household crowding is associated with higher allostatic load among the Inuit

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 363-369

  Riva, Mylene ^a,b   Plusquellec, Pierrich ^c,d   Juster, Robert Paul ^c,e   Laouan Sidi, Elhadji A ^a   Abdous, Belkacem ^a,b   Lucas, Michel ^a,b   Dery, Serge ^f   Dewailly, Eric ^a,b  

^a Université Laval   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DE L INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE EN SANTÉ MENTALE DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; CROSS SECTION; DATA SET; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PATHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOSTASIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CROWDING (AREA); DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSING; HUMAN; INUIT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD; STRESS;

ETHNICITY; HOUSING; STRESS;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOSTASIS; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CROWDING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOUSING; HUMANS; INUITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEBEC; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897611721     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-203270     Document Type: Article

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