Association between neighborhood safety and overweight status among urban adolescents

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Neighborhood safety may be an important social environmental determinant of overweight. We examined the relationship between perceived neighborhood safety and overweight status, and assessed the validity of reported neighborhood safe...

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Main Authors: Johnson Renee M, Duncan Dustin T, Molnar Beth E, Azrael Deborah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-08-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/9/289