Open AccessAssociation of Neighborhood Geographic Spatial Factors With Rates of Childhood Obesity
Author(s) -
Di Fang,
Michael R. Thomsen,
Rodolfo M. Nayga,
Anthony Goudie
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
jama network open
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.278
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 2574-3805
DOI - 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2018.0954
Subject(s) - association (psychology) , obesity , childhood obesity , geography , demography , cartography , medicine , psychology , overweight , sociology , psychotherapist
This study uses census block data in Arkansas to investigate spatial patterns in childhood obesity between the 2003-2004 and 2014-2015 academic years and to distinguish obesity risk attributable to social contagion vs neighborhood contextual factors.
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