Application of global positioning system methods for the study of obesity and hypertension risk among low-income housing residents in New York City: A spatial feasibility study

Geospatial Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 57-70

  Duncan, Dustin T ^a,b   Regan, Seann D ^a   Shelley, Donna ^a,b   Day, Kristen ^c,d   Ruff, Ryan R ^b,e   Al Bayan, Maliyhah ^a   Elbel, Brian ^a,b,d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Feasibility; Global positioning system; Health disparities; Low income housing residents; Neighbourhoods; Spatial epidemiology; United States of America

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; POVERTY; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84911890871     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2014.6     Document Type: Article

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