American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , January 2010

State School Nutrition and Physical Activity Policy Environments and Youth Obesity

  • Marilyn S. Nanney, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Marilyn S. Nanney, PhD, University of Minnesota, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, 717 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis MN 55414
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  • Toben Nelson, ScD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Melanie Wall, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Tarek Haddad, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Martha Kubik, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Melissa Nelson Laska, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    • ,
  • Mary Story, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.08.031

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 9-16 , January 2010

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