A spatial analysis of community level overweight and obesity

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL2, 2014, Pages 65-74

  Penney, T L ^a   Rainham, D G C ^a   Dummer, T J B ^a   Kirk, S F L ^a,b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Community health; Environment; Geographic information systems; Obesity; Spatial analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NOVA SCOTIA; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897072175     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12055     Document Type: Article

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