Modeling Place Vulnerability of HIV/AIDS in Texas
Description:
This study provides a measurable model of the concept of place vulnerability for HIV/AIDS that incorporates both community and structural level effects using data provided at the ZIP code level from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Sociological literature on the effects of place on health has been growing but falls short of providing an operational definition of the effects of place on health. This dissertation looks to the literature in medical/health geography to supplement so…
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Date:
August 2011
Creator:
Harold, Adam F.
Partner:
UNT Libraries