Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 496-503 , November 2010

The Association Between Community Physical Activity Settings and Youth Physical Activity, Obesity, and Body Mass Index

  • Sandy J. Slater, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sandy J. Slater, Ph.D., Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois, 1747 W. Roosevelt Rd, Room 558, Chicago, IL.
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  • Reid Ewing, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of City and Metropolitan Planning, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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  • Lisa M. Powell, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Frank J. Chaloupka, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Health Research and Policy, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
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  • Lloyd D. Johnston, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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  • Patrick M. O'Malley, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan

Received 18 August 2009 ,Accepted 12 March 2010.

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PII: S1054-139X(10)00173-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.03.017

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 47, Issue 5 , Pages 496-503 , November 2010

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