A spatial analysis of health-related resources in three diverse metropolitan areas

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 885-892

  Smiley, Melissa J ^a   Diez Roux, Ana V ^a   Brines, Shannon J ^b   Brown, Daniel G ^b   Evenson, Kelly R ^c   Rodriguez, Daniel A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Neighborhoods; Race disparities; Recreational facilities; Spatial analysis; Supermarkets

Indexed keywords

CENSUS; COMMODITY MARKET; METROPOLITAN AREA; NEIGHBORHOOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACIAL DISPARITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNICITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HISPANIC; MARKET; NEGRO; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; RECREATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

BALTIMORE; MARYLAND; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955310549     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.04.014     Document Type: Article

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