Developing empirically supported theories of change for housing investment and health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 124, Issue , 2015, Pages 205-214

  Thomson, Hilary ^a   Thomas, Sian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence synthesis; Healthy public policy; Housing; Public health; Regeneration; Socio economic determinants of health; Systematic review; Warmth

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HOUSING CONDITIONS; INVESTMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL HOUSING; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HOUSING; INVESTMENT; LIFESPAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THEORY CONSTRUCTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEATING; HUMAN; POLICY; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH;

HEALTH STATUS; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMANS; SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN RENEWAL;

EID: 84912002564     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.11.043     Document Type: Article

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