The impact of subregional variations in urban sprawl on the prevalence of obesity and related morbidity

Journal of Planning Education and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-141

  Lathey, Vasudha ^a   Guhathakurta, Subhrajit ^a   Aggarwal, Rimjhim M ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Land use mix; Neighborhood design; Obesity; Obesity related morbidity; Urban sprawl; Walkability

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149105874     PISSN: 0739456X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0739456X09348615     Document Type: Article

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