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National trends and disparities in retail food environments in the USA between 1990 and 2014 Public Health Nutr., 2023 Vol. 25 (5):1052-1062.

Neighborhood greenspace and cognition: The cardiovascular health study , Health and Place, 2023, Vol. 79 :102960

Longitudinal neighbourhood determinants with cognitive health and dementia disparities: protocol of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Neighborhoods and Aging prospective cohort study. , BMJ Open, 2022 Vol 12 (11):e066971.

Neighborhood characteristics and dementia symptomology among community-dwelling older adults with Alzheimer’s disease. , Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2022 Vol. 14 937915.

Longitudinal neighbourhood determinants with cognitive health and dementia disparities: protocol of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Neighborhoods and Aging prospective cohort study. , BMJ Open, 2022 Vol. 12 e066971.

Associations between neighborhood park space and cognition in older adults vary by US location: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2020, Vol. 66 , 102459.

Neighborhood characteristics and transport walking: Exploring multiple pathways of influence using a structural equation modeling approach , Journal of Transport Geography, 2020, Vol. 85 , 102703.

Assessing the spatial heterogeneity in black-white differences in optimal cardiovascular health and the impact of individual- and neighborhood-level risk factors: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, 2020, Vol. 33 , 100332.

Determinants of Residential Preferences Related to Built and Social Environments and Concordance between Neighborhood Characteristics and Preferences , Journal of Urban Health, 2020, Vol. 97 , pp. 62-77.

Development of an instrument to measure perceived gentrification for health research: Perceptions about changes in environments and residents (PACER) , SSM Pop Health, 2021, Vol. 15, pp. 100900.

Immigrant assimilation and BMI and waist size: A longitudinal examination among hispanic and chinese participants in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , Obesity, 2012, Vol 21 , No. 8, pp. 1695-1703.

Secular trends in the association between nativity/length of US residence with body mass index and waist circumference among Mexican-Americans, 1988–2008 , International Journal of Public Health, 2013, Vol. 58 , pp. 573-581.

Change in waist circumference with longer time in the United States among Hispanic and Chinese immigrants: the modifying role of the neighborhood built environment , Annals of Epidemiology, 2015, Vol. 25 , No. 10, pp. 767-772.

Applying Novel Methods for Assessing Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Social and Psychosocial Environment Interactions with Genetic Factors in the Prediction of Depressive Symptoms in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Behavior Genetics, 2016, Vol. 46 , pp. 89-99.

A dynamic framework on travel mode choice focusing on utilitarian walking based on the integration of current knowledge , Journal of Transport & Health, 2016 Vol. 3 , No. 3, pp. 336-345.

Spatially modelling the association between access to recreational facilities and exercise: the ‘Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis’ , Statistics in Society Series A, 2015, Vol 179 , No. 1, pp. 293-310.

Using Geographic Information Systems to Compare Municipal, County, and Commercial Parks Data , Preventing Chronic Disease: Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy, 2013, Vol. 10 .

Longitudinal Associations of Local Cigarette Prices and Smoking Bans with Smoking Behavior in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Epidemiology, 2017, Vol. 28 , No. 6, pp. 863-871.

Improving retrospective characterization of the food environment for a large region in the United States during a historic time period , Health & Place, 2012, Vol. 18 , No. 6, pp. 1341-1347.

Longitudinal associations of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and alcohol availability on drinking: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , Social Science & Medicine, 2015, Vol. 145 , pp. 17-25.

Statistical Methods to Study Variation in Associations Between Food Store Availability and Body Mass in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Epidemiology, 2017, Vol. 28 , No. 3, pp. 403-411.

How much are built environments changing, and where?: Patterns of change by neighborhood sociodemographic characteristics across seven U.S. metropolitan areas , Social Science & Medicine, 2016, Vol. 169 , pp. 97-105.

Associations between neighborhood characteristics and self-rated health: A cross-sectional investigation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) cohort , Health & Place, 2013, Vol. 24 , pp. 267-274.

Modeling spatial segregation and travel cost influences on utilitarian walking: Towards policy intervention , Computers, Environment, and Urban Systems, 2015, Vol. 51 , pp. 59-69.

Availability of Recreational Resources and Physical Activity in Adults , American Journal of Public Health, 2011, Vol. 97 , No. 3, pp. 493-499.

Associations of Neighborhood Crime and Safety and With Changes in Body Mass Index and Waist Circumference: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017, Vol. 185 , No. 3, pp. 280-288.

Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of neighbourhood social environment and smoking behaviour: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis , Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2016, Vol. 7 , No. 4, pp. 396-403.

Neighborhood Prices of Healthier and Unhealthier Foods and Associations with Diet Quality: Evidence from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2017, Vol. 14 , No. 11, 1394.

An Agent-Based Model of Income Inequalities in Diet in the Context of Residential Segregation , American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2011, Vol. 40 , No. 3, pp. 303-311.

Individual- and Area-Level SES in Diabetes Risk Prediction: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2017, Vol. 52 , No. 2, pp 201-209.

A spatial analysis of health-related resources in three diverse metropolitan areas , Health & Place, 2010, Vol. 16 , No. 5, pp. 885-892.

A Spatial Agent-Based Model for the Simulation of Adults’ Daily Walking Within a City , American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2010, Vol. 40 , No. 3, pp. 353-361.

Disparities in physical activity resource availability in six US regions , Preventative Medicine, 2015, Vol. 78 , pp. 17-22.

Measuring Availability of Healthy Foods: Agreement Between Directly Measured and Self-reported Data , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2012, Vol. 175 , No. 10, pp. 1037-1044.

Unequal Exposure or Unequal Vulnerability? Contributions of Neighborhood Conditions and Cardiovascular Risk Factors to Socioeconomic Inequality in Incident Cardiovascular Disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2018, Vol. 187 , No. 7, pp. 1424-1437.

A common spatial factor analysis model for measured neighborhood-level characteristics: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2015, Vol. 35 , pp. 35-46.

Longitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Crime and Perceived Safety With Blood Pressure: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , American Journal of Hypertension, 2018, Vol. 31 , No. 9, pp. 1024-1032.

Associations of Neighborhood Characteristics With the Location and Type of Food Stores , American Journal of Public Health, 2011, Vol. 96 , No. 2, pp. 325-331.

Neighborhood price of healthier food relative to unhealthy food and its association with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , Preventative Medicine, 2018, Vol. 106 , pp. 122-129.

Immigrant status and cardiovascular risk over time: results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Annals of Epidemology, 2016, Vol. 26 , No. 6, pp. 429-431.

The association of neighborhood characteristics with sleep duration and daytime sleepiness , Sleep Health, 2015, Vol. 1 , No. 3, pp 148-155.

Neighborhood-level racial/ethnic residential segregation and incident cardiovascular disease: the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , Circulation, 2015, Vol. 131 , No. 2, pp. 141-148.

Walkability and cardiometabolic risk factors: Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2016, Vol. 39 , pp. 9-17.

Interactions between psychological and environmental characteristics and their impacts on walking , Journal of Transport & Health, 2015, Vol. 2 , No. 2, pp. 195-198.

Associations of neighborhood socioeconomic and racial/ethnic characteristics with changes in survey-based neighborhood quality, 2000-2011 , Health & Place, 2016, Vol. 42 , pp. 30-36.

Walking distance by trip purpose and population subgroups , American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2012, Vol. 43 , No. 1, pp. 11-19.

Distributed Lag Models: Examining Associations Between the Built Environment and Health , Epidemiology, 2016, Vol. 27 , No. 1, pp. 116-124.

Associations Between the Built Environment and Objective Measures of Sleep: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2018, Vol. 187 , No. 187, pp. 941-950.

Neighborhoods and racial/ethnic differences in ideal cardiovascular health (the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) , Health & Place, 2017, Vol. 44 , pp. 61-69.

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Retirement: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018, Vol. 54 , No. 6, pp. 786-794.

Examining the impact of the walking school bus with an agent-based model , American Journal of Public Health, 2014, Vol. 7 , pp. 1196-1203.

Neighborhood racial/ethnic segregation and BMI: A longitudinal analysis of the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , International Journal of Obesity, 2019, Vol. 43 , pp. 1601-1610.

Associations between neighborhood built environment and cognition vary by apolipoprotein E genotype: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2019, Vol. 60 , 102188.

Neighbourhood racial/ethnic residential segregation and cardiometabolic risk: the multiethnic study of atherosclerosis , Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2019, Vol. 73 , No. 1, pp. 26-33.

Long-term neighborhood ethnic composition and weight-related outcomes among immigrants: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2019, Vol. 58 , 102147.

A review of spatial methods in epidemiology, 2000-2010 , Annual Review of Public Health, 2012, Vol 33 , pp 107-122.

Associations of chronic individual-level and neighbourhood-level stressors with incident coronary heart disease: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, 2014, Vol. 69 , No. 2, pp. 136-141.

Change in Neighborhood Characteristics and Change in Coronary Artery Calcium: A Longitudinal Investigation in the MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) Cohort , Circulation, 2016, Vol. 134 , No. 7, pp. 504-513.

Trajectories of Neighborhood Poverty and Associations With Subclinical Atherosclerosis and Associated Risk Factors: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2010, Vol. 171 , No. 10, pp. 1099-1108.

Neighborhood Environments and Incident Hypertension in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2016, Vol. 183 , No. 11, pp. 988-997.

Built environment change and change in BMI and waist circumference: Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Obesity, 2014, Vol. 22 , No. 11, pp. 2450-2457.

Neighborhood health-promoting resources and obesity risk (the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis) , Obesity, 2013, Vol. 21 , No. 21, pp. 621-628.

Exposure to Neighborhood Foreclosures and Changes in Cardiometabolic Health: Results From MESA , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2017, Vol. 185 , No. 2, pp. 106-114.

Changes in the Built Environment and Changes in the Amount of Walking Over Time: Longitudinal Results From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2014, Vol. 180 , No. 8, pp. 799-809.

Change in Walking and Body Mass Index Following Residential Relocation: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Public Health, 2014, Vol. 104 , No. 3, pp. e-49-e-56.

Longitudinal Associations Between Neighborhood Recreational Facilities and Change in Recreational Physical Activity in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, 2000–2007 , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2014, Vol. 179 , No. 3, pp. 335-343.

Neighborhood characteristics and leukocyte telomere length: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2014, Vol. 28 , pp. 167-172.

Neighborhood Social Resources and Depressive Symptoms: Longitudinal Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Journal of Urban Health, 2016, Vol. 93 , pp. 572-588.

Is neighborhood racial/ethnic composition associated with depressive symptoms? The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , Social Science & Medicine, 2010, Vol. 71 , No. 3, pp. 541-550.

Examining the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between diurnal cortisol and neighborhood characteristics: Evidence from the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2015, Vol. 34 , pp. 199-206.

Association of neighborhood characteristics with cardiovascular health in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, 2014, Vol. 7 , No. 4, pp. 524-531.

Home and work neighbourhood environments in relation to body mass index: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , Epidemiology & Community Health, 2013, Vol. 67 , No. 10, pp. 846-853.

Neighborhood Stressors and Race/Ethnic Differences in Hypertension Prevalence (The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis) , American Journal of Hypertension, 2011, Vol. 24 , No. 2, pp. 187-193.

Associations of Alcohol Availability and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Characteristics With Drinking: Cross-Sectional Results From the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , Substance Use & Misuse, 2015, Vol. 50 , No. 12, pp. 1606-1617.

Neighborhood Walking Environment and Activity Level Are Associated With OSA: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Chest, 2016, Vol. 150 , No. 5, pp. 1042-1049.

The Neighborhood Social Environment and Objective Measures of Sleep in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Sleep, 2017, Vol. 40 , No. 1.

Associations of Neighborhood Characteristics with Sleep Timing and Quality: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Sleep, 2013, Vol. 36 , No. 10, pp. 1543-1551.

Discrete land uses and transportation walking in two U.S. cities: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2013, Vol. 24 , pp. 196-202.

Walk Score® and Transit Score® and Walking in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2013, Vol. 45 , No. 2, pp. 158-166.

Social engagement and chronic disease risk behaviors: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Preventive Medicine, 2015, Vol. 71 , pp. 61-66.

Associations of Organic Produce Consumption with Socioeconomic Status and the Local Food Environment: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , PLoS ONE, 2013, Vol. 8 , No. 7.

Longitudinal associations of neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and alcohol availability on drinking: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , Social Science & Medicine, 2015, Vol. 145 , pp. 17-25.

Associations of adult physical activity with perceived safety and police-recorded crime: the Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2012, Vol. 9 , No. 146.

Changes in walking associated with perceived neighborhood safety and police-recorded crime: The multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis , Preventative Medicine, 2015, Vol. 73 , pp. 88-93.

Change in neighborhood environments and depressive symptoms in New York City: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, Vol. 32 , pp 93-98.

Circadian rhythm of cortisol and neighborhood characteristics in a population-based sample: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health & Place, 2011, Vol. 17 , No. 2, pp. 625-632.

The impact of neighborhoods on CV risk , Global heart, 2016, Vol. 11, No. 3, pp. 353-363.

Neighborhood stressors and race/ethnic differences in hypertension prevalence (the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis) , Am J Hypertens, 2011, Vol. 24, No. 2, pp. 187-193.

Combining data from primary and ancillary surveys to assess the association between neighborhood-level characteristics and health outcomes: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Artherosclerosis , Statistics in Medicine, 2008, Vol. 27 , No. 27, pp. 5745-5763.

Are immigrant enclaves healthy places to live? The Multi-ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Social Science & Medicine, 2009, Vol. 69 , No. 1, pp. 110-120.

Filling the Gaps: Spatial Interpolation of Residential Survey Data in the Estimation of Neighborhood Characteristics , Epidemiology, 2007, Vol. 18 , No. 4, pp. 469-478.

Assessing the Measurement Properties of Neighborhood Scales: From Psychometrics to Ecometrics , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007, Vol. 165 , No. 8, pp. 858-867.

Availability of Recreational Resources in Minority and Low Socioeconomic Status Areas , American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2008, Vol. 34 , No. 1, pp. 16-22.

Neighborhood Characteristics and Availability of Healthy Foods in Baltimore , American Journal of Preventative Medicine, 2008, Vol. 35 , No. 6, pp. 561-567.

A new tool for epidemiology: the usefulness of dynamic-agent models in understanding place effects on health , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2008, Vol. 168 , No. 1, pp. 1-8.

Neighborhood characteristics and hypertension , Epidemiology, 2008, Vol. 19 , No. 4, pp. 590-598.

Neighborhood Resources for Physical Activity and Healthy Foods and Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , JAMA Internal Medicine, 2009, Vol. 169 , No. 18, pp. 1698-1704.

Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Associations of Neighborhood Cohesion and Stressors with Depressive Symptoms in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Annals of Epidemiology, 2009, Vol. 19 , No. 1, pp. 49-57.

Association of insulin resistance with distance to wealthy areas: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2007, Vol. 165 , No. 4, pp. 389-397.

Land Use, Residential Density, and Walking: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2009, Vol. 37 , No. 5, pp. 397-404.

Fast-Food Consumption, Diet Quality, and Neighborhood Exposure to Fast Food: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2009, Vol. 170 , No. 1, pp. 29-36.

Associations of the Local Food Environment with Diet Quality—A Comparison of Assessments based on Surveys and Geographic Information Systems: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2008, Vol. 167 , No. 8, pp. 917-924.

Availability of healthy foods and dietary patterns: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2009, Vol. 89 , No. 3, pp. 897-904.

Relation between Neighborhood Environments and Obesity in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , American Journal of Epidemiology, 2008, Vol. 167 , Issue 11, pp. 1349-1357.

Associations of neighborhood problems and neighborhood social cohesion with mental health and health behaviors: The Multi Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis , Health and Place, 2008, Vol. 14, No. 4, pp. 851-863.

Comparing perception-based and geographic information systems (GIS) based characterizations of the local food environment , J Urb Health, 2008 , Vol. 85, No. 2, pp. 206-216.

Relationship between Neighborhood Environments and Obesity in the Multiethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) , Am J Epidemiol, 2008, Vol. 167, No. 11, pp. 1349-1357.

Associations of the local food environment with diet quality – a comparison of GIS and survey assessments: The MultiEthnic Study of Atherosclerosis. , Am J Epidemiol., 2008, Vol. 167, No. 8, pp. 917-924.