Built environment and obesity by urbanicity in the U.S.

Health and Place

Volumn 34, Issue , 2015, Pages 19-29

  Xu, Yanqing ^a   Wang, Fahui ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YUNNAN UNIVERSITY OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS   (China)

Author keywords

Built Environment; Food environment; Obesity; Urbanicity; Walk score

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD MARKET; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OBESITY; PHYSICAL INACTIVITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES; URBANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CATERING SERVICE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FAST FOODS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POVERTY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESTAURANTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84926631768     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.03.010     Document Type: Article

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