The complexities of measuring access to parks and physical activity sites in New York City: A quantitative and qualitative approach

International Journal of Health Geographics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Maroko, Andrew R ^a,b   Maantay, Juliana A ^a,b   Sohler, Nancy L ^c   Grady, Kristen L ^a   Arno, Peter S ^d  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; GIS; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; NETWORK ANALYSIS; RACIAL DISPARITY; RECREATIONAL FACILITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MAPS AS TOPIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NEW YORK CITY; RECREATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 67650742551     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1476072X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1476-072X-8-34     Document Type: Article

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