The food environment and adult obesity in US metropolitan areas
This research examines the larger-scale associations between obesity and food environments in metropolitan areas in the United States (US). The US Census County Business Patterns dataset for 2011 was used to construct various indices of food environments for selected metropolitan areas. The numbers...
Main Authors: | Akihiko Michimi, Michael C. Wimberly |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2015-11-01
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Series: | Geospatial Health |
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Online Access: | http://www.geospatialhealth.net/index.php/gh/article/view/368 |
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