Field validation of food service listings: A comparison of commercial and online geographic information system databases

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2601-2607

  Seliske, Laura ^a   Pickett, William ^a,b   Bates, Rebecca ^a   Janssen, Ian ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b KINGSTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Built environment; Field validation; Food service place databases

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DATABASE; ERROR ANALYSIS; FOOD SUPPLY; GIS; GPS;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CATERING SERVICE; COMMERCIAL DATABASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; INFORMATION; MEASUREMENT ERROR; ONLINE DATABASE; ONLINE SYSTEM; SCHOOL; VALIDATION STUDY;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 84865101610     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph9082601     Document Type: Article

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