Richard A Dunn

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Publications

  1. ncbi Obesity inequality in Malaysia: decomposing differences by gender and ethnicity using quantile regression
    Richard A Dunn
    Texas A and M University, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 2124, USA
    Ethn Health 17:493-511. 2012
  2. ncbi The effect of fast-food availability on fast-food consumption and obesity among rural residents: an analysis by race/ethnicity
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 2124, United States
    Econ Hum Biol 10:1-13. 2012
  3. ncbi Cervical cancer screening in Malaysia: Are targeted interventions necessary?
    Richard A Dunn
    Texas A and M University, Agricultural Economics, 2124 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843 2124, United States
    Soc Sci Med 71:1089-93. 2010
  4. ncbi Does performance of breast self-exams increase the probability of using mammography: evidence from Malaysia
    Richard A Dunn
    Texas A and M University, USA
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 11:417-21. 2010
  5. ncbi Utilization of breast cancer screening methods in a developing nation: results from a nationally representative sample of Malaysian households
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
    Breast J 17:399-402. 2011
  6. ncbi Socio-economic status, racial composition and the affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods of a large rural region in Texas
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
    Nutr J 10:6. 2011
  7. ncbi The effect of weather on walking behavior in older adults
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
    J Aging Phys Act 20:80-92. 2012

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Publications7

  1. ncbi Obesity inequality in Malaysia: decomposing differences by gender and ethnicity using quantile regression
    Richard A Dunn
    Texas A and M University, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 2124, USA
    Ethn Health 17:493-511. 2012
    ..Obesity prevalence is unequally distributed across gender and ethnic group in Malaysia. In this paper, we examine the role of socioeconomic inequality in explaining these disparities...
  2. ncbi The effect of fast-food availability on fast-food consumption and obesity among rural residents: an analysis by race/ethnicity
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, 2124 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843 2124, United States
    Econ Hum Biol 10:1-13. 2012
    ..This highlights the importance of directly examining the proposed mechanism through which an environmental factor influences weight outcomes...
  3. ncbi Cervical cancer screening in Malaysia: Are targeted interventions necessary?
    Richard A Dunn
    Texas A and M University, Agricultural Economics, 2124 TAMU, College Station, Texas 77843 2124, United States
    Soc Sci Med 71:1089-93. 2010
    ..Urban women are less likely than rural women to have been tested and more likely to state lack of time as the reason. These results suggest targeted interventions may be necessary to increase screening rates in Malaysia...
  4. ncbi Does performance of breast self-exams increase the probability of using mammography: evidence from Malaysia
    Richard A Dunn
    Texas A and M University, USA
    Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 11:417-21. 2010
    ..Breast self-examination (BSE) was evaluated to see if it is a significant predictor of mammography...
  5. ncbi Utilization of breast cancer screening methods in a developing nation: results from a nationally representative sample of Malaysian households
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
    Breast J 17:399-402. 2011
    ..Higher education levels are strongly related to using each screening method among Chinese women, but have no statistically significant relationship to screening among Malays...
  6. ncbi Socio-economic status, racial composition and the affordability of fresh fruits and vegetables in neighborhoods of a large rural region in Texas
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
    Nutr J 10:6. 2011
    ..We examined how the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables varies with the economic and demographic characteristics in six rural counties of Texas...
  7. ncbi The effect of weather on walking behavior in older adults
    Richard A Dunn
    Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A and M University, College Station, TX, USA
    J Aging Phys Act 20:80-92. 2012
    ..5 hr/wk for women. In contrast, higher temperatures are associated with a lower probability of walking at least 2.5 hr/wk among men. Precipitation is not significantly associated with walking behavior for either gender...