Building obesity in Canada: Understanding the individual- and neighbourhood-level determinants using a multi-level approach

Geospatial Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 45-55

  Pouliou, Theodora ^a   Elliott, Susan J ^b   Paez, Antonio ^c   Bruce Newbold, K ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Built environment; Canada; Geographical information system; Obesity; Walkability index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; CANADA; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CANADA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911899589     PISSN: 18271987     EISSN: 19707096     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/gh.2014.5     Document Type: Article

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