Mental health effects of perceived living environment and neighborhood safety in urbanizing China

Habitat International

Volumn 46, Issue , 2015, Pages 101-110

  Chen, Juan ^a   Chen, Shuo ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Living environment; Mental health; Migration; Neighborhood safety; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; RURAL-URBAN MIGRATION; SAFETY; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84912052370     PISSN: 01973975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.habitatint.2014.11.002     Document Type: Article

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