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Measuring Capability for Healthy Diet and Physical Activity

Robert L. Ferrer, Inez Cruz, Sandra Burge, Bryan Bayles and Martha I. Castilla
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2014, 12 (1) 46-56; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1580
Robert L. Ferrer
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Inez Cruz
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Sandra Burge
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Bryan Bayles
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Martha I. Castilla
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vol. 12 no. 1 46-56
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1580
PubMed 
24445103

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The Annals of Family Medicine
Print ISSN 
1544-1709
Online ISSN 
1544-1717
History 
  • Received for publication April 27, 2013
  • Revision received March 17, 2013
  • Accepted for publication April 5, 2013
  • Published online January 20, 2014.

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  1. Robert L. Ferrer, MD, MPH1⇑,
  2. Inez Cruz, MSW1,
  3. Sandra Burge, PhD1,
  4. Bryan Bayles, PhD1 and
  5. Martha I. Castilla, CHW2
  1. 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
  2. 2Corazon para El Barrio, San Antonio, Texas
  1. CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Robert L. Ferrer, MD, MPH, Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 7703 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, FerrerR{at}uthscsa.edu

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