Measurement of the local food environment: A comparison of existing data sources

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 609-617

  Bader, Michael D M ^a   Ailshire, Jennifer A ^b   Morenoff, Jeffrey D ^c   House, James S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Chicago; Geographic information systems; Reproducibility of results; Residence characteristics; Social environment

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DATABASE; DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; GIS; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH MONITORING; NEIGHBORHOOD; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION;

ARTICLE; BEVERAGE; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; KAPPA STATISTICS; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

CHICAGO; COMMERCE; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FAST FOODS; FOOD SERVICES; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ODDS RATIO; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

CHICAGO; ILLINOIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249152222     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp419     Document Type: Article

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