Validity of an ecometric neighborhood physical disorder measure constructed by virtual street audit

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 626-635

  Mooney, Stephen J ^a   Bader, Michael D M ^b   Lovasi, Gina S ^a   Neckerman, Kathryn M ^c   Teitler, Julien O ^c   Rundle, Andrew G ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Cities; Data collection; Epidemiologic methods; Psychometrics; Residence characteristics; Social environment; Spatial analysis; Urban health

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ECONOMETRICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; NEIGHBORHOOD; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; HOUSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; NEIGHBORHOOD; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNEMPLOYMENT; VIRTUAL STREET AUDIT; CITY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY;

UNITED STATES;

CITIES; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; PSYCHOMETRICS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN HEALTH;

CITIES; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 84907482467     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu180     Document Type: Article

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