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Yong Yang
Researcher at University of Memphis
Publications - 47
Citations - 1386
Yong Yang is an academic researcher from University of Memphis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Population. The author has an hindex of 17, co-authored 42 publications receiving 991 citations. Previous affiliations of Yong Yang include University of Michigan & University of Southampton.
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Walking distance by trip purpose and population subgroups.
Yong Yang,Ana V. Diez-Roux +1 more
TL;DR: There is substantial variability in the distance and duration of walking trips by purpose and population subgroups, which has implications for developing strategies to increase physical activity through walking.
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A spatial agent-based model for the simulation of adults' daily walking within a city.
TL;DR: A spatial agent-based model (ABM) was developed to simulate people's walking behaviors within a city and used to examine the contributions of land use and safety to socioeconomic differences in walking.
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Using an agent-based model to simulate children’s active travel to school
Yong Yang,Ana V. Diez-Roux +1 more
TL;DR: Despite the challenges they present, agent based models are a useful complement to other analytical strategies in studying the plausible impact of various policies on active travel to school.
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Active travel, public transportation use, and daily transport among older adults: The association of built environment
TL;DR: Examining active travel and public transportation use among U.S. older adults and the built environment characteristics associated with them has a potential to contribute to the design of effective interventions that enhance health and quality of life for the burgeoning aging population in the U.s.
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Urban-Rural Differences in Older Adult Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies.
Jonathan Purtle,Katherine Nelson,Yong Yang,Brent A. Langellier,Ivana Stankov,Ana V. Diez Roux +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors identified and extracted information from comparative studies of urban-rural depression prevalence among older adults and assessed whether urban, relative to rural, residence is associated with depression and whether associations differ in countries with developed versus developing economies.