Focusing neighborhood context and self-rated health in the Pró-Saúde Study

• Main Authors: Simone M. Santos (Author), Guilherme Loureiro Werneck (Author), Eduardo Faerstein (Author), Claudia S. Lopes (Author), Dóra Chor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The influence of neighborhood characteristics on self-rated health has been little studied. A multilevel approach using hierarchical models was applied to analyze the relationship between the socioeconomic characteristics in 621 neighborhoods (level 2) in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and the...