Changes in Neighborhood Walking Are Related to Changes in Perceptions of Environmental Attributes

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 60-67

  Humpel, Nancy ^a   Marshall, Alison L ^b   Leslie, Eva ^b   Bauman, Adrian ^c   Owen, Neville ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC; WALKING;

EID: 0347003611     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm2701_8     Document Type: Article

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