Neighborhood socioeconomic conditions, built environments, and childhood obesity

Health Affairs

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 503-512

  Singh, Gopal K ^a   Siahpush, Mohammad ^b   Kogan, Michael D ^a  

^a HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMMUNITY CARE; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SEX RATIO; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 77957312319     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2009.0730     Document Type: Article

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