The relative influence of individual, social and physical environment determinants of physical activity

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1793-1812

  Giles Corti, Billie ^a   Donovan, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Environment; Health promotion; Physical activity; Social policy; Spatial access; Western Australia

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; SOCIAL POLICY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; WALKING; WORKER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FITNESS CENTERS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RECREATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPORTS; SWIMMING POOLS; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 0036242982     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00150-2     Document Type: Article

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