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Neighborhood characteristics and depressive mood among older adults: an integrative review
D Julien, L Richard, L Gauvin… - International …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Background: There is growing evidence that neighborhood environments are related to
depressive mood in the general population. Older adults may be even more vulnerable to …
depressive mood in the general population. Older adults may be even more vulnerable to …
Health inequalities and place: a theoretical conception of neighbourhood
P Bernard, R Charafeddine, KL Frohlich… - Social science & …, 2007 - Elsevier
In the past 10 years, interest in studying the relationship between area of residence and
health has grown. During this period empirical relations between place and health have …
health has grown. During this period empirical relations between place and health have …
Conceptualization and measurement of environmental exposure in epidemiology: accounting for activity space related to daily mobility
A considerable body of literature has investigated how environmental exposures affect
health through various pathways. These studies have generally adopted a common …
health through various pathways. These studies have generally adopted a common …
“Contextualizing context”: reconciling environmental exposures, social networks, and location preferences in health research
Abstract Purpose of Review The aim of this paper is to review the recent advances in health
and place research and discuss concepts useful to explore how context affects health. More …
and place research and discuss concepts useful to explore how context affects health. More …
GPS tracking in neighborhood and health studies: a step forward for environmental exposure assessment, a step backward for causal inference?
Recent studies have relied on GPS tracking to assess exposure to environmental
characteristics over daily life schedules. Combining GPS and GIS allows for advances in …
characteristics over daily life schedules. Combining GPS and GIS allows for advances in …
An interactive mapping tool to assess individual mobility patterns in neighborhood studies
As their most critical limitation, neighborhood and health studies published to date have not
taken into account nonresidential activity places where individuals travel in their daily lives …
taken into account nonresidential activity places where individuals travel in their daily lives …
Landscaping and house values: an empirical investigation
This article is the winner of the Real Estate Valuation manuscript prize (sponsored by The
Appraisal Institute) presented at the 2001 American Real Estate Society Annual Meeting …
Appraisal Institute) presented at the 2001 American Real Estate Society Annual Meeting …
Use of a new public bicycle share program in Montreal, Canada
BACKGROUND: Cycling contributes to physical activity and health. Public bicycle share
programs (PBSPs) increase population access to bicycles by deploying bicycles at docking …
programs (PBSPs) increase population access to bicycles by deploying bicycles at docking …
Using experienced activity spaces to measure foodscape exposure
Researchers are increasingly interested in understanding how food environments influence
eating behavior and weight-related health outcomes. Little is known about the dose …
eating behavior and weight-related health outcomes. Little is known about the dose …
Heterogeneity in hedonic modelling of house prices: looking at buyers' household profiles
This paper introduces household-level data into hedonic models in order to measure the
heterogeneity of implicit prices regarding household type, age, educational attainment …
heterogeneity of implicit prices regarding household type, age, educational attainment …