Neighborhood design and active aging

Health and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 734-740

  Michael, Yvonne L ^a   Green, Mandy K ^b   Farquhar, Stephanie A ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Neighborhood design; Public transportation; Safety; Successful aging; Traffic; Walking

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGING; INFRASTRUCTURE; LAND USE PLANNING; NEIGHBORHOOD; POLICY MAKING; TRANSPORTATION;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHOPPING; SOCIAL WELFARE; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745240387     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.08.002     Document Type: Article

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