Creating and validating GIS measures of urban design for health research

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 457-466

  Purciel, Marnie ^a   Neckerman, Kathryn M ^a   Lovasi, Gina S ^a   Quinn, James W ^a   Weiss, Christopher ^a   Bader, Michael D M ^a   Ewing, Reid ^b   Rundle, Andrew ^c  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

GIS; Methods development; Physical activity; Urban design; Walking

Indexed keywords

EID: 70749091976     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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