Active community environments and health: The relationship of walkable and safe communities to individual health

Journal of the American Planning Association

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 19-31

  Doyle, Scott ^a,b   Kelly Schwartz, Alexia ^b   Schlossberg, Marc ^b   Stockard, Jean ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRIME; HEALTH CARE; RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT; SAFETY; WALKING;

EID: 33645799696     PISSN: 01944363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01944360608976721     Document Type: Article

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