Food environments and obesity - Neighbourhood or nation?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 100-104

  Cummins, Steven ^a   Macintyre, Sally ^b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b MRC SOCIAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCES UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; NEIGHBORHOOD;

CALORIC INTAKE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAST FOOD; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

COMMERCE; DIET; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; OBESITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 32144463130     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyi276     Document Type: Review

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