Using objective and subjective measures of neighborhood greenness and accessible destinations for understanding walking trips and BMI in Seattle, Washington

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2007, Pages 371-379

  Tilt, Jenna H ^a   Unfried, Thomas M ^a   Roca, Belen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Manuscript format: research; Outcome measure: behavioral; Research purpose: relationship testing; Setting: local community; Study design: quasi experimental; Walking, Vegetation, Accessible Destinations, Satisfaction, Prevention Research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COMMUNITY LIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VEGETATION; WALKING;

EID: 33947098858     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.4s.371     Document Type: Article

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