The utility of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in systems-oriented obesity intervention projects: The selection of comparable study sites for a quasi-experimental intervention design - TX CORD

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 58-70

  Oluyomi, Abiodun O ^a   Byars, Allison ^a   Byrd Williams, Courtney ^a   Sharma, Shreela V ^a   Durand, Casey ^a   Hoelscher, Deanna M ^a   Butte, Nancy F ^b   Kelder, Steven H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; TEXAS;

EID: 84923250162     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2014.0054     Document Type: Article

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