'The only place to go and be in the city': women talk about exercise, being outdoors, and the meanings of a large urban park

Health and Place

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 631-643

  Krenichyn, Kira ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Nature; Parks; Urban environment; Women

Indexed keywords

AIR EXPOSURE; MENTAL HEALTH; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; OUTDOOR RECREATION; URBAN AREA; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745261256     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2005.08.015     Document Type: Article

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