Reliability of a brief intercept survey for trail use behaviors

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 775-780

  Troped, Philip J ^a   Whitcomb, Heather A ^a   Hutto, Brent ^b   Reed, Julian A ^c   Hooker, Steven P ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c FURMAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Exercise; Physical activity; Trails

Indexed keywords

EID: 73349111554     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.6.6.775     Document Type: Article

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