Assessing the obesogenic environment of North East England

Health and Place

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 738-747

  Burgoine, Thomas ^a   Alvanides, Seraphim ^b   Lake, Amelia A ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental justice; Food environment; GIS; Obesogenic environments; Walkability

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; HEALTH SURVEY; OBESITY; RURAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HUMAN; LAND USE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SAMPLE SIZE; UNITED KINGDOM; VEGETABLE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79955717317     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.01.011     Document Type: Article

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