Comparisons between rail-trail users and nonusers and men and women’s patterns of use in a suburban community

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 169-180

  Troped, Philip J ^a   Saunders, Ruth P ^b   Pate, Russell R ^b  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment; Physical activity; Trails

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; SUBURBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 73349130885     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.2.2.169     Document Type: Article

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