Identification of contrastive and comparable school neighborhoods for childhood obesity and physical activity research

<p>Abstract</p> <p>The neighborhood social and physical environments are considered significant factors contributing to children's inactive lifestyles, poor eating habits, and high levels of childhood obesity. Understanding of neighborhood environmental profiles is needed to f...

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Main Authors: Christoffel Katherine, Zhang Xingyou, Mason Maryann, Liu Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-03-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/5/1/14