Associations between childhood obesity and the availability of food outlets in the local environment: A retrospective cross-sectional study

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Miller, Laura J ^a   Joyce, Sarah ^a   Carter, Shannon ^a   Yun, Grace ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Fast Food; GIS; Healthy Food; Logistic Models; Obesity; Prevention Research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CATERING SERVICE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84904017542     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.130214-QUAN-70     Document Type: Article

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