The built environment and childhood obesity in Durham, North Carolina

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 750-758

  Miranda, Marie Lynn ^a   Edwards, Sharon E ^a   Anthopolos, Rebecca ^a   Dolinsky, Diana H ^b   Kemper, Alex R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

built environment; childhood obesity; childhood overweight; North Carolina

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAID; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; TERRITORIALITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84864250326     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: 19382707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922812446010     Document Type: Article

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