Can the physical environment determine physical activity levels?

Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 69-75

  Ewing, Reid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Active travel; Built environment; Neighborhood design; Obesity; Physical activity; Physical environment; Urban sprawl

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH; HUMAN; LEISURE; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TRAVEL; WALKING;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FLORIDA; HUMANS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 17744379612     PISSN: 00916331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003677-200504000-00003     Document Type: Review

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