Neighborhood food environment, ethnic concentration, and gestational diabetes in New York City.
- Resource Type
- Theses
- Authors
- Janevic, Teresa
- Source
- Dissertation Abstracts International; Dissertation Abstract International; 69-03B.
- Subject
- Health Sciences, Epidemiology
- Language
- English
Summary: Research is needed to validate food environment measures in populations of women of child-bearing age and among diverse ethnic groups. Future research should also include measures of the mediators between neighborhood characteristics and gestational diabetes, such as pre-pregnancy BMI and acculturation.