Assessing physical activity in public parks in Brazil using systematic observation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1420-1426

  Parra, Diana C ^a   McKenzie, Thomas L ^b   Ribeiro, Isabela C ^c   Hino, Adriano A Ferreira ^d   Dreisinger, Marian ^a   Coniglio, Kathryn ^f   Munk, Marcia ^e   Brownson, Ross C ^a   Pratt, Michael ^g   Hoehner, Christine M ^h   Simoes, Eduardo J ^g  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^f SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^h WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL; RECREATION; SANITATION; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RECREATION; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; TIME FACTORS; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 77954504613     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.181230     Document Type: Article

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