Does change in the neighborhood environment prevent obesity in older women?

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 129-137

  Michael, Yvonne L ^a   Nagel, Corey L ^b   Gold, Rachel ^c   Hillier, Teresa A ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Built environment; Neighborhood SES; Obesity

Indexed keywords

AGING; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD SES; OBESITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OREGON; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84894281620     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.11.047     Document Type: Article

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