Using built environment characteristics to predict walking for exercise

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 7, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Lovasi, Gina S ^a   Moudon, Anne V ^b   Pearson, Amber L ^b   Hurvitz, Philip M ^b   Larson, Eric B ^c   Siscovick, David S ^b   Berke, Ethan M ^d   Lumley, Thomas ^b   Psaty, Bruce M ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR HEALTH STUDIES   (United States)

^d DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; WALKING; WASHINGTON;

EID: 42049094610     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-7-10     Document Type: Article

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