Effect of neighborhood exposures on changes in weight among women in Cebu, Philippines (1983-2002)

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 615-623

  Arantxa Colchero, M ^a,b   Bishai, David ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Body weight changes; Developing countries; Multilevel model; Obesity; Occupations; Overweight; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; BODY MASS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPING WORLD; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH POLICY; METROPOLITAN AREA; OBESITY; OCCUPATION; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION MODELING; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY LIVING; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DENSITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRICITY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEWSPAPERS; OBESITY; PHILIPPINES; POPULATION DENSITY; POSTAL SERVICE; POVERTY; PUBLIC FACILITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TELEPHONE;

ASIA; CEBU [(ISL) VISAYAS]; EURASIA; PHILIPPINES; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VISAYAS;

EID: 40049097819     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm340     Document Type: Article

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