Relationship between walking levels and perceptions of the local neighbourhood environment

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 29-33

  Alton, D ^a   Adab, P ^a   Roberts, L ^a   Barrett, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL STATUS; TRAFFIC; TRAVEL; WALKING;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING;

EID: 33846396475     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2006.100826     Document Type: Article

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