Harvesting more than vegetables: The potential weight control benefits of community gardening

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1110-1115

  Zick, Cathleen D ^a   Smith, Ken R ^b   Kowaleski Jones, Lori ^a   Uno, Claire ^a   Merrill, Brittany J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b Wasatch Community Gardens   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GARDENING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; GARDENING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVERWEIGHT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN POPULATION; UTAH; VEGETABLES;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878029212     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301009     Document Type: Article

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