Impact of a new bicycle path on physical activity

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-81

  Cohen, Deborah ^a   Sehgal, Amber ^a   Williamson, Stephanie ^a   Golinelli, Daniela ^a   McKenzie, Thomas L ^b   Capone Newton, Peter ^c,d   Lurie, Nicole ^a  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Health Services   (United States)

^d Los Angeles County Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BICYCLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LETTER; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT;

BICYCLING; CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 38049044390     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.07.022     Document Type: Letter

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