Perceived characteristics of the neighborhood and its association with physical activity behavior and self-rated health

Health and Place

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 736-743

  Stronegger, Willibald J ^a   Titze, Sylvia ^b   Oja, Pekka ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bicycling; Environment; Neighborhood; Physical activity; Self rated health; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACCESSIBILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEALTH BELIEF; NEIGHBORHOOD; PERCEPTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; WALKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

AUSTRIA; GRAZ; STYRIA;

EID: 77952583415     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2010.03.005     Document Type: Article

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