Using geospatial technologies to explore activity-based retail food environments

Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 287-295

  Christian, W Jay ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity space; Food environment; GIS; GPS; Health; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD ENVIRONMENT; FOOD INTAKE; GEOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY WEIGHT; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; KENTUCKY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84869027385     PISSN: 18775845     EISSN: 18775853     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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