Open AccessAssociation of Neighborhood Walkability With Change in Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes
Author(s) -
Maria I. Creatore,
Richard H. Glazier,
Rahim Moineddin,
Ghazal S. Fazli,
Ashley Johns,
Peter Gozdyra,
Flora I. Matheson,
Vered KaufmanShriqui,
Laura C. Rosella,
Douglas G. Manuel,
Gillian L. Booth
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2016.5898
Subject(s) - walkability , overweight , medicine , obesity , demography , environmental health , body mass index , gerontology , physical activity , physical therapy , sociology
Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades; however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear.
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