Childhood obesity and the associated roles of neighborhood and biologic stress
Exposure to violence and obesity continues to be growing epidemics, particularly among children. Our objective was to increase our understanding of the association between neighborhood violence exposure and children's weight and how biologic stress may mediate this relation. A matched, communit...
Main Authors: | Katherine P. Theall, M. Pia Chaparro, Kara Denstel, Alissa Bilfield, Stacy S. Drury |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-06-01
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Series: | Preventive Medicine Reports |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335519300348 |
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