Improving health through neighbourhood environmental change: Are we speaking the same language? A qualitative study of views of different stakeholders

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-55

  Trayers, Tanya ^a   Deem, Rosemary ^a   Fox, Kenneth R ^a   Riddoch, Chris J ^b   Ness, Andy R ^a,c   Lawlor, Debbie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental change; Focus groups; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CHILD; COLLEGE; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SAFETY; SCHOOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY AREAS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SAFETY; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 33644985024     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdi075     Document Type: Article

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