Greenspace and children's physical activity: A GPS/GIS analysis of the PEACH project

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 148-152

  Wheeler, Benedict W ^a   Cooper, Ashley R ^a   Page, Angie S ^a   Jago, Russell ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Child; Environment; Exercise; Geographic information systems

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 77954818755     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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