A tale of two obescities: The role of municipal governance in reducing childhood obesity in New York City and London

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 755-770

  Freudenberg, Nicholas ^a   Libman, Kimberly ^a   O'Keefe, Eileen ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Health inequities; Municipal governance; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COOPERATION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; LONDON; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77956962411     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-010-9493-x     Document Type: Article

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