Multiple contexts of exposure: Activity spaces, residential neighborhoods, and self-rated health

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 146, Issue , 2015, Pages 204-213

  Sharp, Gregory ^a   Denney, Justin T ^b   Kimbro, Rachel T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity space; Contextual exposure; Cross classified modeling; Longitudinal analysis; Los Angeles County; Neighborhood effects; Self rated health

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; NEIGHBORHOOD; SPACE USE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SELF REPORT; WELLBEING; CALIFORNIA; DEMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME FACTOR; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WORKPLACE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES COUNTY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84945426727     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.10.040     Document Type: Article

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