The built environment and obesity among low-income preschool children

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 520-527

  Salois, Matthew J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Childhood obesity; Community intervention; Food; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LOW INCOME POPULATION; OBESITY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84859270094     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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