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Editorial
. 2017 Dec;107(12):1856-1858.
doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2017.304140.

Public Parks and Shady Areas in Times of Climate Change, Urban Sprawl, and Obesity

Carolyn J Heckman  1
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Editorial

Public Parks and Shady Areas in Times of Climate Change, Urban Sprawl, and Obesity

Carolyn J Heckman. Am J Public Health. 2017 Dec.
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