The role of landscape spatial patterns on obesity in Hispanic children residing in inner-city neighborhoods

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1449-1457

  Kim, Jun Hyun ^a   Lee, Chanam ^a   Olvera, Norma E ^b   Ellis, Christopher D ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Green space; Urban nature

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TREE; WAIST TO HEIGHT RATIO;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; POVERTY AREAS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TREES; WAIST-HEIGHT RATIO;

EID: 84922663541     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2012-0503     Document Type: Article

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