Geographic clustering of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension in Nashville, Tennessee

Journal of Ambulatory Care Management

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 125-132

  Schlundt, David G ^a   Hargreaves, Margaret K ^b   McClellan, Linda ^c  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Matthew Walker Comprehensive Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Geographic information systems; Health disparities; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; SCORING SYSTEM; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; TENNESSEE; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 33646841512     PISSN: 01489917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004479-200604000-00005     Document Type: Article

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