The changing distribution and determinants of obesity in the neighborhoods of new York City, 2003-2007

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 171, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 765-775

  Black, Jennifer L ^a   MacInko, James ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Multilevel analysis; New York City; Obesity; Residence characteristics

Indexed keywords

AMENITY; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SURVEILLANCE AND ENFORCEMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SMALL-AREA ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77950425529     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp458     Document Type: Article

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