The association between urban sprawl and obesity: Is it a two-way street?

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 857-879

  Plantinga, Andrew J ^a   Bernell, Stephanie ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPMENT THEORY; URBAN DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 34848866285     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: 14679787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9787.2007.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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