The spatial clustering of obesity: Does the built environment matter?

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 604-612

  Huang, R ^a   Moudon, A V ^a   Cook, A J ^b   Drewnowski, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Built environment; Geographic information systems; Local Moran's I; Spatial scan statistic

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WASHINGTON; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84946493880     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12279     Document Type: Article

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