Neighborhoods and obesity in New York City

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 489-499

  Black, Jennifer L ^a   Macinko, James ^b   Dixon, L Beth ^b   Fryer, Jr , George E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Food availability; Multilevel model; Neighborhood; Obesity; Physical activity environment

Indexed keywords

FOOD AVAILABILITY; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FITNESS; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INCOME; LAND USE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARKET; MARRIAGE; OBESITY; PACIFIC ISLANDER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77649186970     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.007     Document Type: Article

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