Neighborhood context and ethnicity differences in body mass index: a multilevel analysis using the NHANES III survey (1988-1994).

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Published in Econ Hum Biol on March 24, 2007

Authors

D Phuong Do1, Tamara Dubowitz, Chloe E Bird, Nicole Lurie, José J Escarce, Brian K Finch

Author Affiliations

1: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, 611 Church St., Room 219, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, United States. phoenixd@umich.edu

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