The aftermath of public housing relocations: Relationships between changes in local socioeconomic conditions and depressive symptoms in a cohort of adult relocaters

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 223-241

  L F Cooper, Hannah ^a   Hunter Jones, Josalin ^a   Kelley, Mary E ^a   Karnes, Conny ^a   Haley, Danielle F ^a   Ross, Zev ^a   Rothenberg, Richard ^a   Bonney, Loida E ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Depression; Multilevel models; Neighborhood characteristics; Public housing; Public housing relocations

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COHORT STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HOUSING; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84898811607     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-013-9844-5     Document Type: Article

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