Body Mass Index, Neighborhood Fast Food and Restaurant Concentration, and Car Ownership
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Urban Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1099-3460,1468-2869
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-009-9379-y