Urban trails and physical activity: A natural experiment

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 259-262

  Fitzhugh, Eugene C ^a   Bassett Jr , David R ^a   Evans, Mary F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CYCLING; HUMAN; PEDESTRIAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; URBAN AREA; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BICYCLING; CHILD; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCHOOLS; TENNESSEE; TRANSPORTATION; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

EID: 77955885716     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2010.05.010     Document Type: Article

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