Active neighborhood checklist: A user-friendly and reliable tool for assessing activity friendliness

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 534-537

  Hoehner, Christine M ^a   Ivy, Andrae ^a   Brennan Ramirez, Laura K ^a   Handy, Susan ^b   Brownson, Ross C ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Community; Environment; Environmental audit instrument; Physical activity; Reliability; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE NEIGHBORHOOD CHECKLIST; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; ENVIRONMENT; FITNESS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SOCIAL MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 34447549083     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/0890-1171-21.6.534     Document Type: Article

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