Associations of neighborhood physical and crime environments with obesity-related outcomes in Jamaica.
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine whether proximity and density of public open spaces, public parks, street connectivity, and serious and violent crimes were associated with Body Mass Index (BMI) and Waist Circumference (WC) within and across levels of urbanicity, sex and socioeconomic status...
Main Authors: | Colette Cunningham-Myrie, Katherine P Theall, Novie Younger-Coleman, Lisa-Gaye Greene, Parris Lyew-Ayee, Rainford Wilks |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0249619&type=printable |
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