Angels in the details: Comment on "The relationship between destination proximity, destination mix and physical activity behaviors"

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-7

  Sallis, James F ^a  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 38049069185     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.03.003     Document Type: Editorial

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