Neighbourhood food, physical activity, and educational environments and black/white disparities in obesity: A complex systems simulation analysis

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2016, Pages 862-867

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

^a VIRGINIA BIOINFORMATICS INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK POPULATION; BODY MASS; EDUCATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLICY ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIMULATION;

UNITED STATES;

BLACK PERSON; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; OBESITY; SCHOOL;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BODY MASS INDEX; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE; FOOD SUPPLY; HUMANS; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84964688038     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2015-205621     Document Type: Article

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