The geography of overweight in quebec: Analyzing and visualizing spatial inequalities using second-level residuals

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 133-137

  Lebel, Alexandre ^a,b   Riva, Mylène ^c   Pampaion, Robert ^b   Theŕiault, Marius ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical geography; Multilevel analysis; Obesity; Overweight; Population health; Qu bec

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; QUEBEC; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954743975     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03404358     Document Type: Article

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