Inconsistencies in place definition: How different operational place definitions affect estimates of adolescent smoking and drinking risk
Inconsistencies in place definition: How different operational place definitions affect estimates of adolescent smoking and drinking risk
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DOI：
10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.05.001
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发表时间：
2007-06-01
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影响因子：
4.8
通讯作者：
Weitzman, Beth C.
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作者：
Brady, Joanne E.;Weitzman, Beth C.
我们发现，对“城市”、“郊区”和“农村”地区青少年吸烟和饮酒流行率的估计因这些地理单位类型的不同定义而异。鉴于青少年危险行为在公众辩论中的突出地位，我们敦促研究人员有目的地选择他们对地理区域的定义，并明确这些选择。(c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd.版权所有。
We find that estimates of the prevalence of teenage smoking and drinking in "urban," "suburban," and "rural" areas vary with different definitions of these types of geographic units. Given the salience of youth risk behavior to the public debate, we urge researchers to purposefully choose their definitions of geographic areas and to be explicit about those choices. (c) 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.