The association between overweight and opportunity structures in the built environment: a multi-level analysis among elementary school youth in the PLAY-ON study

Scott Leatherdale (), Theodora Pouliou, Dana Church and Erin Hobin

International Journal of Public Health, 2011, vol. 56, issue 3, 237-246

Abstract: Developing a better understanding of the school- and student-level characteristics associated with overweight among youth is critical for informing intervention programs and policies. Copyright Swiss School of Public Health 2011

Keywords: Obesity/overweight; Body mass index (BMI); Built environment; Physical activity; Prevention; Youth; School (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1007/s00038-010-0206-8

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