The built environment and collective efficacy
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The built environment and collective efficacy.
Collective efficacy, i.e., perception of mutual trust and willingness to help each other, is a measure of neighborhood social capital and has been associated with positive health outcomes including lower rates of assaults, homicide, premature mortality, and asthma. Collective efficacy is frequently considered a "cause", but we hypothesized that environmental features might be the foundation for...
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عنوان ژورنال: Health & Place
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1353-8292
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.06.001