Neighbourhood walkability and its particular importance for adults with a preference for passive transport

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 496-504

  Van Dyck, Delfien ^b   Deforche, Benedicte ^b   Cardon, Greet ^a   De Bourdeaudhuij, Ilse ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH FOUNDATION FLANDERS FWO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Active transport; Intention; Neighbourhood walkability; Physical activity; Preference

Indexed keywords

ADULT; MAP; NEIGHBORHOOD; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; WALKING;

EID: 58049114530     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.08.010     Document Type: Article

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