Perception of neighborhood crime and drugs increases cardiometabolic risk in Chilean adolescents

PURPOSE: Studies report an association between neighborhood risk and both obesity and cardiometabolic risk factors (CMR) among adolescents. Here we describe the effect of perceived neighborhood risk on adiposity and CMR among Chilean adolescents. METHODS: Participants were 523 low- to middle-income...

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Main Authors: Martinez, Suzanna M, Blanco, Estela, Delva, Jorge, Burrows, Raquel, Reyes, Marcela, Lozoff, Betsy, Gahagan, Sheila
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4035454/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24411818
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.10.207
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