Poverty is the main environmental factor for obesity in a Mexican-border city

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 556-565

  Jiménez Cruz, Arturo ^a   Castañeda Gonzalez, Lidia M ^a   Bacardí Gascón, Montserrat ^a  

^a Medical and Psychology School   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Environment; Mexican population; Obesity; Poverty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878445342     PISSN: 10492089     EISSN: 15486869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2013.0074     Document Type: Article

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