The built environment and risk of obesity in the United States: Racial–ethnic disparities

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1314-1322

  Wen, Ming ^a   Kowaleski Jones, Lori ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Continuous NHANES; Neighborhood SES; Obesity; Racial ethnic disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGRO; NUTRITION; OBESITY; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; OBESITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84876362292     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.09.002     Document Type: Article

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