Nowhere to play? The relationship between the location of outdoor play areas and deprivation in Glasgow

Health and Place

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 557-561

  Ellaway, Anne ^a   Kirk, Alison ^a   Macintyre, Sally ^a   Mutrie, Nanette ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Children; Deprivation; Glasgow; Obesity; Play; Play area provision

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; LAND USE LOCATION; LAND USE PLANNING; OBESITY; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PLAY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL DEPRIVATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OBESITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RECREATION; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED KINGDOM;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GLASGOW [SCOTLAND]; SCOTLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33846345806     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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