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Soares, J.A. (2005). Urban Sociology and Research Methods on Neighborhoods and Health. In: Galea, S., Vlahov, D. (eds) Handbook of Urban Health. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-25822-1_18
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