Regional differences in walking frequency and BMI: What role does the built environment play for Blacks and Whites?

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 897-902

  Scott, Molly M ^a   Dubowitz, Tamara ^b   Cohen, Deborah A ^b  

^a URBAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; BMI; Built environment; Sprawl; Walking; Whites

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; WALKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEGRO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES COUNTY; LOUISIANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64649091564     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.02.010     Document Type: Article

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