Built environment and psychosocial factors associated with trail proximity and use

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 374-383

  Abildso, Christiaan G ^a   Zizzi, Sam ^a   Abildso, Laurie C ^a   Steele, Jenessa C ^b   Gordon, Paul M ^c  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RADFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Neighborhood walkability; Proximity; Psychosocial barriers; Trail use

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547239419     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.31.4.4     Document Type: Article

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