Neighborhood and Environmental Context of Health and Aging: Mechanisms and Heterogeneity

GSA 2025 Abstract

Abstract

There is a rich literature establishing the importance of neighborhood and environmental context for successful aging, including physical, mental, and cognitive health in later life.

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Jeffrey E. Stokes, Heather R. Farmer, Martina Brandt

GSA 2025 Abstract · 31 Dec 2025 · CC BY

Presented at GSA 2025

doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaf122.890

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Neighborhood and Environmental Context of Health and Aging: Mechanisms and Heterogeneity

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