Assessment of neighborhood context in a nationally representative study

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue , 2014, Pages S51-S63

  York Cornwell, Erin ^a   Cagney, Kathleen A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Environment; Fear; Neighborhood context; Neighborhood disorder

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANCESTRY GROUP; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CONDITIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84922480088     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbu052     Document Type: Article

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