Exploring the housing and household energy pathways to stress: A mixed methods study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2016, Pages

  Hernández, Diana ^a   Phillips, Douglas ^a   Siegel, Eva Laura ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy insecurity; Fuel poverty; Low income housing; Stress

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEALTH IMPACT; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSING POLICY; LOW INCOME HOUSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; POVERTY; SOCIAL SECURITY; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

ARTICLE; BUDGET; CHRONIC STRESS; ENERGY INSECURITY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSEHOLD; HOUSING; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ENERGY CONSERVATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK; POVERTY; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POVERTY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84989332818     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13090916     Document Type: Article

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