Regional variations in walking for different purposes: The South East Queensland quality of life study

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 557-577

  Leslie, Eva ^a   McCrea, Rod ^b   Cerin, Ester ^b,c   Stimson, Robert ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Built environment; Perceived convenience; Physical activity; Sociodemographics; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; DEMOGRAPHY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; QUALITY OF LIFE; WALKING;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 34250343413     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916506287358     Document Type: Article

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