Observing physical activity in suburbs

Health and Place

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 894-899

  Suminski, Richard R ^a   Fritzsinger, Jessica ^a   Leck, Tina ^a   Hyder, Melissa M ^a  

^a KANSAS CITY UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND BIOSCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Exercise; Measurement; Public health

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBURBAN AREA; WALKING;

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOGGING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPACE; SUBURBAN AREA; WALKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXERCISE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; POPULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL CLASS; SUBURBAN POPULATION;

EID: 45549093355     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2007.12.004     Document Type: Article

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