A Multilevel Approach to Estimating Small Area Childhood Obesity Prevalence at the Census Block-Group Level

INTRODUCTION: Traditional survey methods for obtaining nationwide small-area estimates (SAEs) of childhood obesity are costly. This study applied a geocoded national health survey in a multilevel modeling framework to estimate prevalence of childhood obesity at the census block-group level. METHODS:...

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Main Authors: Zhang, Xingyou, Onufrak, Stephen, Holt, James B., Croft, Janet B.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3652721/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23639763
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd10.120252
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