Effects of the built environment on physical activity of adults living in rural settings

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 267-283

  Frost, Stephanie S ^a   Coins, R Turner ^a   Hunter, Rebecca H ^a   Hooker, Steven P ^a   Bryant, Lucinda L ^a   Kruger, Judy ^a   Pluto, Delores ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health focus: Physical activity; Outcome measure: Behavioral; Research purpose: Descriptive; Rural, built environment, physical activity, walking, prevention research. Manuscript format: Literature review; Setting: Local community neighborhood; Strategy: Built environment; Study design: Content analysis; Target population circumstances: Rural; Target population: Adults older adults

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PERCEPTION; REVIEW; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; UNITED STATES; WALKING;

EID: 77954631615     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.08040532     Document Type: Review

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