Measure Definition:
This measure is based on a six item measure of perceived presence of food outlets in the neighborhood developed and tested by Liese and colleagues.
Construct:
Built Environment
Construct Definition (and Source):
The man-made physical elements of the environment (e.g., homes, buildings, streets, open spaces, and infrastructure). (MeSH)
Selected References
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Barnes TL, Bell BA, Freedman DA, Colabianchi N, Liese AD. Do people really know what food retailers exist in their neighborhood? Examining GIS-based and perceived presence of retail food outlets in an eight-county region of South Carolina. Spat Spatiotemporal Epidemiol. 2015 Apr;13:31-40. doi: 10.1016/j.sste.2015.04.004. Epub 2015 May 9. PMID: 26046635; PMCID: PMC4457938. |