Open AccessClustering of Fast-Food Restaurants Around Schools: A Novel Application of Spatial Statistics to the Study of Food Environments
Author(s) -
S. Bryn Austin,
Steven J. Melly,
Brisa N. Sánchez,
Aarti Patel,
Stephen L. Buka,
Steven L. Gortmaker
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2004.056341
Subject(s) - geocoding , bivariate analysis , geography , cluster analysis , environmental health , statistics , medicine , cartography , mathematics
We examined the concentration of fast food restaurants in areas proximal to schools to characterize school neighborhood food environments.
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