Assessment of trail use in a community park

Family and Community Health

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 76-84

  Neff, Linda J ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^a   Wheeler, Fran C ^a   Krumwiede, Sharon E ^a   Trepal, Amanda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Community health promotion; Leisure activity; Physical activity; Recreation walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040522534     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003727-200010000-00008     Document Type: Article

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