An Australian version of the neighborhood environment walkability scale: Validity evidence

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-51

  Cerin, Ester ^a   Leslie, Eva ^b   Owen, Neville ^c   Bauman, Adrian ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

NEWS; Perceived built environment; Validity evidence; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAND USE; MALE; MODEL; NEIGHBORHOOD ENVIRONMENT WALKABILITY SCALE; RATING SCALE; RECREATION; SOCIAL STATUS; VALIDITY;

EID: 41149179627     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10913670701715190     Document Type: Article

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