Perceived neighborhood safety and incident mobility disability among elders: the hazards of poverty

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We investigated whether lack of perceived neighborhood safety due to crime, or living in high crime neighborhoods was associated with incident mobility disability in elderly populations. We hypothesized that low-income elders and eld...

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Main Authors: Fay Martha E, Ertel Karen, Ryan Louise, Kawachi Ichiro, Clark Cheryl R, Berkman Lisa F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/162

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