Using data from online geocoding services for the assessment of environmental obesogenic factors: a feasibility study
Abstract Background The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health problem in many countries. Built environment factors are known to be associated with obesity, which is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Online geocoding services could be used to identify regions with a hi...
Main Authors: | Maximilian Präger, Christoph Kurz, Julian Böhm, Michael Laxy, Werner Maier |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-06-01
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Series: | International Journal of Health Geographics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12942-019-0177-9 |
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