Neighborhood environment and physical activity among Urban and Rural Schoolchildren in Taiwan

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 470-476

  Sheu jen, Huang ^a   Wen chi, Hung ^b   Patricia, A Sharpe ^c   Jackson, P Wai ^d  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE AND MANAGEMENT   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN SPORT UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Environmental factors; Exercise; Physical activity; Schoolchildren; Urban rural differences; Walkability

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; CHILD; NEIGHBORHOOD; PRIMARY EDUCATION; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BASEBALL; BASKETBALL; BICYCLE; BOWLING; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANCING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMAN; JOGGING; LEISURE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PLAY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPORT; SWIMMING; TAIWAN; TENNIS; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; VOLLEYBALL; WALKING;

TAIWAN;

EID: 77649190045     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2009.12.004     Document Type: Article

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