Walkable neighborhoods and obesity: Evaluating effects with a propensity score approach

• Main Authors: Lori Kowaleski-Jones (Author), Cathleen Zick (Author), Ken R. Smith (Author), Barbara Brown (Author), Heidi Hanson (Author), Jessie Fan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Research investigating the connection between neighborhood walkability and obesity often overlooks the issue of nonrandom residential selection. Methods: We use propensity score methods to adjust for the nonrandom selection into residential neighborhoods in this cross-sectional, observat...