Relationship between urban sprawl and physical activity, obesity, and morbidity

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 47-57

  Ewing, Reid ^a,b   Schmid, Tom ^c   Killingsworth, Richard ^d   Zlot, Amy ^c   Raudenbush, Stephen ^e  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Sprawl; Urban Design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CITY PLANNING; ECOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141792145     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-18.1.47     Document Type: Article

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