Where active older adults walk: Understanding the factors related to path choice for walking among active retirement community residents

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-105

  Joseph, Anjali ^a   Zimring, Craig ^b  

^a The Center for Health Design California   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Older adults; Path design; Retirement community; Walking

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 33947607585     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916506295572     Document Type: Article

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