Measuring the neighborhood environment: associations with young girls' energy intake and expenditure in a cross-sectional study

• Main Authors: Kushi Lawrence H (Author), Yen Irene H (Author), Laraia Barbara A (Author), Gregorich Steven E (Author), Leung Cindy W (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Neighborhood environments affect children's health outcomes. Observational methods used to assess neighborhoods can be categorized as indirect, intermediate, or direct. Direct methods, involving in-person audits of the neighborh...