Obesity and the natural environment across US counties

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1287-1293

  Von Hippel, Paul ^a   Benson, Rebecca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; DIET; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902682569     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301838     Document Type: Article

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