Characterizing food environments near schools in California: A latent class approach simultaneously using multiple food outlet types and two spatial scales

It is challenging to evaluate associations between the food environment near schools with either prevalence of childhood obesity or with socioeconomic characteristics of schools. This is because the food environment has many dimensions, including its spatial distribution. We used latent class analys...

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Main Authors: Brisa N. Sánchez, Han Fu, Mika Matsuzaki, Emma Sanchez-Vaznaugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335522002443