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. 2003 Sep;93(9):1559-63.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.93.9.1559.

Housing and health in Europe: preliminary results of a pan-European study

Xavier R Bonnefoy  1 , Matthias Braubach, Brigitte Moissonnier, Kubanychbek Monolbaev, Nathalie Röbbel
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Housing and health in Europe: preliminary results of a pan-European study

Xavier R Bonnefoy et al. Am J Public Health. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

Objectives: The World Health Organization's Regional Office for Europe has undertaken a large study to evaluate housing and health in 7 European cities.

Methods: Survey tools were used to obtain information about housing and living conditions, health perception, and health status from a representative sample of the population in each city.

Results: In Forli, Italy, the first city studied, preliminary findings indicate some important potential links between housing and health.

Conclusions: These findings, when combined with those from the remaining European cities, will likely generate concrete recommendations for the allocation of resources to programs that can improve housing and health.

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Amount of time children and teenagers spend outside of their dwellings during weekdays in Forli, Italy.
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