Perceived built environment and physical activity: relationships and consequences on prevalent cardiovascular disease and risk factors in urban and rural South Africa

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2017

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University of the Western Cape

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Built environment (BE) attributes have been associated with a variety of health risks and outcomes, including cardiovascular disease (CVD) incidence and mortality. However, most of the existing evidence is from high-income countries which exhibit different BE attributes than those from an African context.

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Philosophiae Doctor - PhD (School of Public Health)

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