Weight Status and Restaurant Availability. A Multilevel Analysis

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-133

  Mehta, Neil K ^a   Chang, Virginia W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; BODY WEIGHT; CATERING SERVICE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CENSUSES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESTAURANTS; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 38049070951     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.09.031     Document Type: Article

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