Association of neighborhood design and recreation environment variables with physical activity and body mass index in adolescents

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 274-277

  Kligerman, Morton ^a   Sallis, James F ^a,d   Ryan, Sherry ^a   Frank, Lawrence D ^b   Nader, Philip R ^c  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment, Youth, Obesity, GIS, Accelerometer, Prevention Research; Manuscript format: research; Outcome measure: behavioral; Research purpose: modeling relationship testing; Setting: local community; Study design: cross sectional

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMMUNITY DYNAMICS; COMMUNITY LIVING; COMMUNITY PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FITNESS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAND USE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION;

EID: 33947205048     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.4.274     Document Type: Article

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