Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 315-321 , September 2009

Built Environment and Weight Disparities Among Children in High- and Low-Income Towns

Received 13 August 2008 ,Accepted 26 February 2009.

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 Presented in part at the Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting, May 2008; Honolulu, Hawaii.

PII: S1876-2859(09)00057-6

doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2009.02.009

Academic Pediatrics
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 315-321 , September 2009

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