Neighborhood road environments and physical activity among youth: The CLAN study

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 532-544

  Carver, Alison ^a   Timperio, Anna F ^a   Crawford, David A ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Neighborhood; Physical activity; Safety

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; COMMUNITY; CYCLING; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDESTRIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL STATUS; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BICYCLING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 46749084200     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-008-9284-9     Document Type: Article

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