The Geography of Overweight in Quebec: A Multilevel Perspective
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Canadian Journal of Public Health
- Vol. 100 (1), 18-23
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03405486
Abstract
Explore the contextual aspects of overweight in Québec through multilevel modelling, using a purposely designed set of spatial units and a few area-based characteristics.Keywords
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