A national study of the association between neighbourhood access to fast-food outlets and the diet and weight of local residents

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 193-197

  Pearce, Jamie ^a   Hiscock, Rosemary ^a   Blakely, Tony ^b   Witten, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accessibility; Fast food; Geographical Information Systems (GIS); Health inequalities; Neighbourhoods

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD MARKET; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH SURVEY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENT POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WEIGHT;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEW ZEALAND; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; SOCIAL STATUS; VEGETABLE;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 54949132900     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.04.003     Document Type: Article

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