The association of sidewalk walkability and physical disorder with area-level race and poverty

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 978-983

  Kelly, Cheryl M ^a,b   Schootman, Mario ^d   Baker, Elizabeth A ^c   Barnidge, Ellen K ^c   Lemes, Amanda ^c  

^a Transtria ^*  (United States)

^b Transtria LLC   (United States)

^c SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; DISABILITY; INVESTMENT; POVERTY; RACIAL DISPARITY; REGRESSION; WALKING;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POVERTY;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HOUSING; HUMANS; MISSOURI; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POVERTY; POVERTY AREAS; URBAN HEALTH; WALKING;

EID: 35649005570     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2006.054775     Document Type: Article

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