Perceived and observed neighborhood indicators of obesity among urban adults.

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Published in Int J Obes (Lond) on January 16, 2007

Authors

T K Boehmer1, C M Hoehner, A D Deshpande, L K Brennan Ramirez, R C Brownson

Author Affiliations

1: Prevention Research Center and Department of Community Health, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, St Louis, MO, USA. tkboehmer@gmail.com

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