How reliably do community members audit the neighborhood environment for its support of physical activity? Implications for participatory research

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 270-277

  Hoehner, Christine M ^a   Ivy, Andrae ^a   Brennan Ramirez, Laura ^b   Meriwether, Brandi ^c   Brownson, Ross C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Transtria LLC   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES; CONSUMER; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; RESEARCH;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; GEORGIA; HUMANS; MISSOURI; RESEARCH;

EID: 33744987410     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200605000-00008     Document Type: Article

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