Neighborhood poverty, mortality rates, and excess deaths among African Americans: Philadelphia, 1999-2001

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 530-537

  Robbins, Jessica M ^a,b   Webb, David A ^a,b  

^a PHILADELPHIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Einstein Ctr Urban Hlth Plcy Res   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Ethnic groups; Mortality; Philadelphia; Poverty; Poverty areas; Residence characteristics; Socioeconomic factors

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; DEATH; FEMALE; GENDER; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; VITAL STATISTICS;

EID: 8844231833     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2004.0072     Document Type: Article

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