Comparing perception-based and geographic information system (GIS)-based characterizations of the local food environment

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 206-216

  Moore, Latetia V ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^a   Brines, Shannon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Food; GIS; Neighborhoods; Survey assessment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FOOD; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; COMMERCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SUPPLY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NEW YORK CITY; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC OPINION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 40549103499     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9259-x     Document Type: Article

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