Characteristics of Walkable Built Environments and BMI z-Scores in Children: Evidence from a Large Electronic Health Record Database

Background: Childhood obesity remains a prominent public health problem. Walkable built environments may prevent excess weight gain. Objectives: We examined the association of walkable built environment characteristics with body mass index (BMI) z-score among a large sample of children and adolescen...

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Autores principales: Duncan, Dustin T., Sharifi, Mona, Melly, Steven J., Marshall, Richard, Sequist, Thomas D., Rifas-Shiman, Sheryl L., Taveras, Elsie M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: NLM-Export 2014
Materias:
Children's Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25248212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307704

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4256697/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25248212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1307704

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