A multilevel approach to estimating small area childhood obesity prevalence at the census block-group level

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Zhang, Xingyou ^a   Onufrak, Stephen ^a   Holt, James B ^a   Croft, Janet B ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

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EID: 84877656162     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd10.120252     Document Type: Article

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