Developing a framework for assessment of the environmental determinants of walking and cycling

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1693-1703

  Pikora, Terri ^a   Giles Corti, Billie ^a   Bull, Fiona ^a,b   Jamrozik, Konrad ^a,c   Donovan, Rob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conceptual model; Cycling; Delphi study; Physical activity; Physical environment; Walking

Indexed keywords

CYCLE TRANSPORT; TRANSPORTATION MODE; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR; URBAN PLANNING; WALKING;

ARTICLE; CITY PLANNING; CONCEPT FORMATION; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; PUBLISHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; WALKING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLING; CITY PLANNING; CONSENSUS; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRANSPORTATION; WALKING;

EID: 0037375073     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00163-6     Document Type: Article

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