Physical and mental health outcomes following housing improvements: Evidence from the GoWell study

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-19

  Curl, Angela ^a   Kearns, Ade ^a   Mason, Phil ^a   Egan, Matthew ^b   Tannahill, Carol ^c   Ellaway, Anne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c Glasgow Centre for Population Health   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEATING; MENTAL HEALTH;

GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARDS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SCOTLAND; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84916887270     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2014-204064     Document Type: Article

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