Urban living and obesity: is it independent of its population and lifestyle characteristics?

Objectives: Living in an urban area influences obesity. However, little is known about whether this relationship is truly independent of, or merely mediated through, the demographic, socio-economic and lifestyle characteristics of urban populations. We aimed to identify and quantify the magnitude of...

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Main Authors: Arambepola, C, Allender, S, Ekanayake, R, Fernando, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2008
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