Spatial mobility and environmental effects on obesity

Economics and Human Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 128-140

  Zhao, Zhenxiang ^a   Kaestner, Robert ^a   Xu, Xin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental characteristics; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CRIME; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MINORITY GROUP; MOBILIZATION; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; ADULT; BODY MASS; CATERING SERVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MALE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; CRIME; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84903302659     PISSN: 1570677X     EISSN: 18736130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2013.12.001     Document Type: Article

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