Separate and unequal: The influence of neighborhood and school characteristics on spatial proximity between fast food and schools

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 153-156

  Kwate, Naa Oyo A ^a   Loh, Ji Meng ^b  

^a Mailman School of Public Health   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Fast food; Neighborhoods; Obesity; Schools; Segregation; Spatial

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST FOOD; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOCIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FAST FOODS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SCHOOLS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77954816373     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.04.020     Document Type: Article

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