The association between overweight and opportunity structures in the built environment: A multi-level analysis among elementary school youth in the PLAY-ON study

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 237-246

  Leatherdale, Scott T ^a,b   Pouliou, Theodora ^c   Church, Dana ^a   Hobin, Erin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index (BMI); Built environment; Obesity overweight; Physical activity; Prevention; School; Youth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANADA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ONTARIO; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS; SELF REPORT; STUDENTS;

EID: 79960496928     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0206-8     Document Type: Article

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