Small-area estimation and prioritizing communities for obesity control in Massachusetts

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 511-519

  Li, Wenjun ^a   Kelsey, Jennifer L ^a   Zhang, Zi ^b   Lemon, Stephenie C ^a   Mezgebu, Solomon ^b   Boddie Willis, Cynthia ^b   Reed, George W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSACHUSETTS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OBESITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61549140058     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.137364     Document Type: Article

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