The SPOTLIGHT virtual audit tool: A valid and reliable tool to assess obesogenic characteristics of the built environment

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bethlehem, John R ^a   Mackenbach, Joreintje D ^a   Ben Rebah, Maher ^b   Compernolle, Sofie ^c   Glonti, Ketevan ^d   Bárdos, Helga ^e   Rutter, Harry R ^d   Charreire, Hélène ^b   Oppert, Jean Michel ^b,f   Brug, Johannes ^a   Lakerveld, Jeroen ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UMR U1153 Inserm/U1125 ^*  (France)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DEBRECEN   (Hungary)

^f SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; Environmental characteristics; Physical activit; Reliability; Remote sensing techniques; Validity; Virtual audit tool

Indexed keywords

DIET; ESTHETICS; HEALTH MONITORING; LIFESTYLE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; VISUALIZATION;

DIET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; LAND USE; NEIGHBORHOOD; RELIABILITY; REMOTE SENSING; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDITY; WALKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; VALIDATION STUDY;

NETHERLANDS;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OBESITY; REMOTE SENSING TECHNOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84964694587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-13-52     Document Type: Article

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