Associations between neighborhood amenity density and health indicators among rural and urban youth

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Jilcott Pitts, Stephanie B ^a   Carr, Lucas J ^b   Brinkley, Jason ^a   Byrd III, James Langford ^c   Crawford, Thomas ^a   Moore, Justin B ^d  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA WILMINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Crime; Obesity; Physical activity; Prevention research; Youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883885629     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.120711-ARB-342     Document Type: Article

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