Associations between neighborhood characteristics, well-being and health vary over the life course

Gerontology

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 362-370

  Eibich, Peter ^a,b   Krekel, Christian ^c   Demuth, Ilja ^c   Wagner, Gert G ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (Germany)

^e TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Berlin Aging Study II; Health; Neighborhood; Neighborhood amenities; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GERMANY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SOCIAL CAPITAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WELLBEING; AGE; CAT CRY SYNDROME; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; POLLUTION; STATISTICAL MODEL; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BERLIN; COMMERCE; CRI-DU-CHAT SYNDROME; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSPORTATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84955622397     PISSN: 0304324X     EISSN: 14230003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000438700     Document Type: Article

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