Investigating the relationship between attributes of the built environment and adult obesity in Alexandria, Egypt

Obesity is one of the 21st century’s most serious global health challenges. It has reached an alarming rate of increase in Egypt. This paper aims at understanding the possible impact of the built environment (BE) on adult obesity, on the neighborhood level. A cross-sectional study has been applied o...

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Main Authors: Aya Algoday, Hany Ayad, Dina Saadallah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Alexandria Engineering Journal
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110016819300973