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Construction and Validation of an Observational Scale of Neighborhood Characteristics

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  • James McDonell & Tracy Waters, 2011. "Construction and Validation of an Observational Scale of Neighborhood Characteristics," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 104(3), pages 439-457, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:soinre:v:104:y:2011:i:3:p:439-457
    DOI: 10.1007/s11205-010-9755-8
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    7. Ben-Arieh, Asher & McDonell, James, 2009. "Child safety measure as a proxy for child maltreatment: Preliminary evidence for the potential and validity of using ICD-9 coded hospital discharge data at the community level," Children and Youth Services Review, Elsevier, vol. 31(8), pages 873-878, August.
    8. Diez Roux, Ana V., 2004. "Estimating neighborhood health effects: the challenges of causal inference in a complex world," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 58(10), pages 1953-1960, May.
    9. Schaefer-McDaniel, Nicole & O'Brien Caughy, Margaret & O'Campo, Patricia & Gearey, Wayne, 2010. "Examining methodological details of neighbourhood observations and the relationship to health: A literature review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 70(2), pages 277-292, January.
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    1. Qian Wang & Zhigao Zhang, 2017. "Examining social inequalities in urban public leisure spaces provision using principal component analysis," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 51(6), pages 2409-2420, November.

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