Residential environments and cardiovascular risk.

@article{citeulike:383657, abstract = {The article begins with a discussion of the rationale for studying the relationship between residential environments and cardiovascular health. Existing empirical research relating residential environments to cardiovascular outcomes and risk factors is summarized. The research areas discussed include neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and cardiovascular disease, the effects of residential environments on physical activity, and the effects of residential environments on diet. Other mechanisms through which residential environments may affect cardiovascular health are also briefly noted. Key challenges in investigating the relationship between residential environments and health are discussed. These challenges include characterizing environments (including definition and geographic scale as well as conceptualization and measurement of relevant features), the limitations of observational studies, and the need to evaluate the health impact of interventions or "naturally" occurring changes in local environments. The need for interdisciplinary work is emphasized.}, address = {Department of Epidemiology and Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. adiezrou@umich.edu}, author = {Diez Roux, A. V. }, citeulike-article-id = {383657}, issn = {1099-3460}, journal = {J Urban Health}, keywords = {environment, health}, month = {December}, number = {4}, pages = {569--589}, posted-at = {2005-11-08 11:51:06}, priority = {2}, title = {Residential environments and cardiovascular risk.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14709706}, volume = {80}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:383657 L3 - citeulike-article-id:383657 TI - Residential environments and cardiovascular risk. JF - J Urban Health VL - 80 IS - 4 SP - 569 EP - 589 AD - Department of Epidemiology and Center for Social Epidemiology and Population Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA. adiezrou@umich.edu SN - 1099-3460 N2 - The article begins with a discussion of the rationale for studying the relationship between residential environments and cardiovascular health. Existing empirical research relating residential environments to cardiovascular outcomes and risk factors is summarized. The research areas discussed include neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics and cardiovascular disease, the effects of residential environments on physical activity, and the effects of residential environments on diet. Other mechanisms through which residential environments may affect cardiovascular health are also briefly noted. Key challenges in investigating the relationship between residential environments and health are discussed. These challenges include characterizing environments (including definition and geographic scale as well as conceptualization and measurement of relevant features), the limitations of observational studies, and the need to evaluate the health impact of interventions or "naturally" occurring changes in local environments. The need for interdisciplinary work is emphasized. KW - environment KW - health AU - Diez Roux, AV PY - 2003/12// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14709706 ER -