Density and Proximity of Fast Food Restaurants and Body Mass Index Among African Americans.
Objectives. The purpose of this study was to address current gaps in the literature by examining the associations of fast food restaurant (FFR) density around the home and FFR proximity to the home, respectively, with body mass index (BMI) among a large sample of African American adults from Houston...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Public Health Vol. 104; no. 1; pp. 110 - 117 |
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American Public Health Association
Jan2014
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