Associations between characteristics of neighbourhood open space and older people's walking

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-51

  Sugiyama, Takemi ^a   Ward Thompson, Catharine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active living; Ageing; Natural setting; Outdoor environment; Park

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; LIFESTYLE; NEIGHBORHOOD; OPEN SPACE; OUTDOOR RECREATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY; WALKING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 38849190042     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2007.12.002     Document Type: Article

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