Obesity relationships with community design, physical activity and time spent in cars

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Abstract & PDF link - Obesity relationships with community design etc - web page
An article which evaluates the relationship between the built environment around each participant's place of residence and self-reported travel patterns (walking and time in a car), body mass index (BMI), and obesity for specific gender and ethnicity classifications
Author(s):
Lawrence Frank,Martin Andresen,Thomas Schmid
Publisher(s):
Elsevier Science Inc. NY/Journals, American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Reference #:
unknown
Date Published:
Aug-04
Copyright:
Publisher Email: Via http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/supportfaq.cws_home/permissionusematerial
Region:
USA Location: Atlanta
Topics: 
Safety
Health
Free tags: 
obesity
eating disorders
Taxonomy upgrade extras: 
--3.25 Walking & obesity
-3 Safety & Health

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