Associations of Location and Perceived Environmental Attributes with Walking in Neighborhoods

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 239-242

  Humpel, Nancy ^a   Owen, Neville ^b   Leslie, Eva ^b   Marshall, Alison L ^b   Bauman, Adrian E ^c   Sallis, James F ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Perceptions; Physical Activity; Prevention Research; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REVIEW; SEASHORE; TELEPHONE; WALKING;

EID: 1642458310     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-18.3.239     Document Type: Review

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