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Nutrition environments, such as the number of fast food restaurants in a community, contribute to the rise of obesity in urban communities. (The Future of Children - Volume 16, Number 1, Spring 2006, pp. 89-108)



OrganizationProject Muse
Resource TypeResearch Report
URLhttp://muse.jhu.edu/cgi-bin/access.cgi?uri...
LocationNational
Publish DateSpring 2006

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