Neighborhood features and physiological risk: An examination of allostatic load

Health and Place

Volumn 41, Issue , 2016, Pages 110-118

  Robinette, Jennifer W ^a   Charles, Susan T ^b   Almeida, David M ^c   Gruenewald, Tara L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allostatic load; Anxious arousal; Neighborhoods; Socioeconomic status; United States

Indexed keywords

BIOMARKER; HEALTH IMPACT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; NEIGHBORHOOD COHESION; NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY; PHYSICAL WELL-BEING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; ALLOSTASIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

UNITED STATES;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALLOSTASIS; ANXIETY; BIOMARKERS; CENSUSES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; SMOKING; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84984619692     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.08.003     Document Type: Article

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