Impacts of Scale on Geographic Analysis of Health Data: An Example of Obesity Prevalence

Impacts of Scale on Geographic Analysis of Health Data: An Example of Obesity Prevalence

The prevalence of obesity has increased dramatically in recent decades. It is an important public health issue as it causes many other chronic health conditions, such as hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, and type II diabetics. Obesity affects life expectancy and even the quality of lives. Event...

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Main Authors: Jay Lee, Mohammad Alnasrallah, David Wong, Heather Beaird, Everett Logue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-10-01
Series:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Subjects:
obesity prevalence
geographic scales
geographically weighted regression
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/3/4/1198

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