Using spatial analysis of the Australian Early Development Index to advance our understanding of 'neighbourhood effects' research on child health and development

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 577-579

  Villanueva, Karen ^a,b   Badland, Hannah ^b   Giles Corti, Billie ^b   Goldfeld, Sharon ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Early Development Index; child development; geographic information system; neighbourhood; physical environment; spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUSTRALIAN; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CITY PLANNING; CRIME; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NEIGHBORHOOD; NOTE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; RESEARCH; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84930380435     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12822     Document Type: Note

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