Using multivariate techniques in the construction of a BMI risk index for Metropolitan Statistical Areas in the United States.

Background: The concerns about the long-term impact of the morbidities associated with overweight and obesity are becoming a central issue of public health organizations. Public health studies that have focused on the prevalence of overweight and obesity have analyzed individual factors akin to soc...

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1. Verfasser:	Kankam, Hans Kwame
Beteiligte:	Becker, Annette (Prof., Dr. med., MPH) (BetreuerIn (Doktorarbeit))
Format:	Dissertation
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2009
Schlagworte:	Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health epidemic Obesity, Body-Mass-Index Fettsucht MSA-ranking risiko-index Epidemie statistische-metropolitanbereiche built-environment Index Body-Mass-Index Medizin adipositas Risk-index Medical sciences Medicine
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