Environmental correlates of walking and cycling: Findings from the transportation, urban design, and planning literatures

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 80-91

  Saelens, Brian E ^a,d   Sallis, James F ^b   Frank, Lawrence D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITY PLANNING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LAND USE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

EID: 0037877920     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2502_03     Document Type: Review

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