Built environment and social environment: associations with overweight and obesity in a sample of Brazilian adults

The aim of this study was to assess associations between the built environment and social environment and excess weight in an urban population. Participants were selected from the Surveillance System for Risk Factors for Chronic Diseases (VIGITEL). The study used data from the city of Belo Horizonte...

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Main Authors: Gustavo Velásquez-Meléndez, Larissa Loures Mendes, Cristina Maria Proença Padez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2013-10-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2013001000015&lng=en&tlng=en