Neighborhood contributions to racial and ethnic disparities in obesity among New York City adults

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 159-165

  Lim, Sungwoo ^a   Harris, Tiffany G ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

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EID: 84906832324     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301782     Document Type: Article

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