An assessment of the walkability of two school neighborhoods in Greenville, North Carolina

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages e1-e8

  Seagle, Heather M ^a   Moore, Justin B ^b   DuBose, Katrina D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Advocacy; Built environment; Community assessment; Environmental audits; Physical activity; Walkability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH EDUCATION; PEDESTRIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ASPECT; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NORTH CAROLINA; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; WALKING;

EID: 42149164264     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PHH.0000316494.93529.e0     Document Type: Article

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