Association of the built environment with physical activity and obesity in older persons

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 486-492

  Berke, Ethan M ^a,e   Koepsell, Thomas D ^b   Moudon, Anne Vernez ^b   Hoskins, Richard E ^b,c   Larson, Eric B ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED STATES; WALKING; AGED; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; WALKING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33847729863     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.085837     Document Type: Article

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