Are obesity and physical activity clustered a spatial analysis linked to residential density

Obesity

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2202-2209

  Schuurman, Nadine ^a   Peters, Paul A ^b   Oliver, Lisa N ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; POPULATION DENSITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72449130954     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.119     Document Type: Article

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