Reducing racial disparities in obesity: Simulating the effects of improved education and social network influence on diet behavior

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 563-569

  Orr, Mark G ^a   Galea, Sandro ^b   Riddle, Matt ^c   Kaplan, George A ^d  

^a VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent based modeling; Complex systems; Health disparities; Obesity; Simulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; ETHNICITY; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL HEALTH EDUCATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 84905004188     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.05.012     Document Type: Article

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