Parks and physical activity: Why are some parks used more than others?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Cohen, Deborah A ^a   Marsh, Terry ^a   Williamson, Stephanie ^a   Derose, Kathryn Pitkin ^a   Martinez, Homero ^a   Setodji, Claude ^a   McKenzie, Thomas L ^b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Parks; Physical activity; Population; Programming; Safety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; PARK; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SAFETY; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

CALIFORNIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC FACILITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECREATION; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SPORTS;

EID: 73149116835     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.08.020     Document Type: Article

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