Open AccessUrban Sprawl, Physical Activity, and Body Mass Index: Nurses’ Health Study and Nurses’ Health Study II
Author(s) -
Peter James,
Philip J. Troped,
Jaime E. Hart,
Corinne E. Joshu,
Graham A. Colditz,
Ross C. Brownson,
Reid Ewing,
Francine Laden
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300449
Subject(s) - body mass index , urban sprawl , environmental health , medicine , physical activity , public health , gerontology , nursing , urban planning , physical therapy , ecology , pathology , biology
We evaluated the association between the county sprawl index, a measure of residential density and street accessibility, and physical activity and body mass index (BMI).
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