Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 2 , Pages 115-118 , February 2010

Measuring the physical food environment and its relationship with obesity: Evidence from California

  • K. Truong

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 864 656 4704.
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  • M. Fernandes

      Affiliations

    • Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA
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  • R. An

      Affiliations

    • Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA
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  • V. Shier

      Affiliations

    • Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA
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  • R. Sturm

      Affiliations

    • RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA 90407, USA

Received 29 June 2009 ,Revised 13 November 2009 ,Accepted 15 December 2009.

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PII: S0033-3506(09)00370-9

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2009.12.004

Public Health
Volume 124, Issue 2 , Pages 115-118 , February 2010

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