Racial differences in the built environment—body mass index relationship? A geospatial analysis of adolescents in urban neighborhoods

Racial differences in the built environment—body mass index relationship? A geospatial analysis of adolescents in urban neighborhoods

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Built environment features of neighborhoods may be related to obesity among adolescents and potentially related to obesity-related health disparities. The purpose of this study was to investigate spatial relationships between various...

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Main Authors: Duncan Dustin T, Castro Marcia C, Gortmaker Steven L, Aldstadt Jared, Melly Steven J, Bennett Gary G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-04-01
Series:International Journal of Health Geographics
Subjects:
Spatial epidemiology
Neighborhood effects
Built environment
BMI
Adolescents
Race effects
Online Access:http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/11/1/11

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